The Hare-Shaped Hole
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To me this transcends the Books With a Purpose many similar grief guides might offer, even the better ones that get chosen because they provide entertainment as well as their lesson.
Explain how they have lots of support around them and it is good to remember all those people who can help them if their feelings are getting too big to cope with. They were utterly buddies, and best friends forever and whenever you looked, you would find them together… until quite unexpectedly… the end came. Knowing what these stages are and how the pupil is experiencing them will give a better understanding of themselves and their unique experience.Powerful and moving textfrom children's author and poet John Dougherty is paired perfectly withwarm illustrationsfrom the wonderfully talented Thomas Docherty in athoughtful and sensitive approach to this difficult topic. Rather than seeing it as an unfortunate delay of their project, Renata and Papi decide to let the avian carpenters continue their work. Depicting several stages of grief, this sweet book is a tender portrayal of a character grappling with loss. The book helps children to understand that there is a painful space created when we loss someone, or something, whether that is through death, or just someone moving on. The final two sheets, one of which is talking about children’s own experience of death can be held back for older children, or used with caution depending on the class, and ideas that you want to work with.
It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. So often there is the odd sentence or experience which resonates, but in The Hare-Shaped Hole, I found myself nodding quietly as I turned each page.Grief can be due to many reasons such as death, divorce, someone leaving, a friend moving away, illness, end of a relationship, life changing illness and so on.
An outstanding entrant to the shelf of books designed to ease a youngster into life without a loved one. When Bertle asks why Hertle had to go, Gerda responds that though sometimes those we love must leave us, we can fill the hole that’s left behind with memories of the good times.When Hertle disappears for good, Bertle can only see aHertle-shaped hole where his friend should be. VisitStroud enables you to find businesses, food, accommodation, places to go and local events - all together in one place.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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