Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children

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When the death of a relative, a friend, or a pet happens or is about to happen . . . how can we help a child to understand?
 
Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Lifetimes tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With large, wonderful illustrations, it tells about plants. About animals. About people....
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Overview

When the death of a relative, a friend, or a pet happens or is about to happen . . . how can we help a child to understand?
 
Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Lifetimes tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With large, wonderful illustrations, it tells about plants. About animals. About people. It tells that dying is as much a part of living as being born. It helps us to remember. It helps us to understand.
 
Lifetimes . . . a very special, very important book for you and your child. The book that explains—beautifully—that all living things have their own special Lifetimes.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780553344028
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 10/28/1983
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 40
  • Sales rank: 89,271
  • Product dimensions: 8.28 (w) x 8.26 (h) x 0.13 (d)

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  • Posted May 9, 2010

    Very gentle introduction, but awkward at times

    I looked around for a book to help my wife and I discuss the concept of death with our 2 year old when his grandma passed away recently. Most of the books in the kid section were way too advanced. This is the only one I found that I was comfortable even trying to read to him. After a few reads he seemed to have a good understanding of the book.

    However the book could be improved in a couple of ways. First the cadence of the writing and starting a thought on one page and finishing it on the next can make it awkward to read, especially if you read slowly and talk about the illustrations with your child. Secondly there is an injured butterfly shown early in the book who has died. But later on there is a healthy butterfly shown - this confuses my child as he thinks the butterfly got better. This undermines the message of the first butterfly - that sometimes things get so badly hurt that they cannot be repaired.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 15, 2005

    Soothing Pattern

    The repetition of 'that is ...lifetime' was very soothing for my son on the death of his grandfather. This has comforted many children I know--just the soothing reassurance of the idea that everything has a birth, a death wiht living in between--and that is it's lifetime.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 22, 2002

    Basic ...You live, You Die.

    This book represents a very simple look at life and death. From the smallest bug to people, this book basically states we live and then die. It does not go into feelings, emotions or what might happen after you die. If you are looking for something with more emotional support, look further. If you just want a child to know that everything dies then the book is o.k. (nice illustrations)

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