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Helping teachers help children.
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To help you access information on sensitive subject matter for elementary students and parents.
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Books on
DEATH AND DYING
Death of a grandparent:
(K-2 grade)
Waiting for the Whales by Sheryl McFarlane
Come Back Grandma by Sue Limb
Christmas Moon by Denys Cazet
Marianne's Grandmother by Bettina Egger
Eleanor, Arthur, and Claire by Diana Engel
(3 & 4 grade)
Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes
The Remembering Box by Eth Clifford
Everywhere by Bruce Brooks
A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle
The Great Change by White Deer of Autumn
Karen's Granddad by Ann Martin
Somewhere Just Beyond by Barbara Smith
Death of a family member:
(K-2 grade)
You Hold Me & I'll Hold You by Jo Carson
Rachel & the Upside Down Heart by Eileen Douglas
Nadia the Willful by Sue Alexander
Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton
Stacy Had a Little Sister by Wendie Old
Molly's Rosebush by Janice Cohn
After Charlotte's Mom Dies by Cornelia Spelman
A Little Bit of Rob by Barbara Turner
(3 & 4 grade)
Crazy Lady! by Jane Leslie Conly
Daddy's Climbing Tree by C.S. Adler
Back to Before by Jan Slepian
Out of the Mist by Lauraine Snelling
Kelly & Me by Carol Lynch Williams
Flip-flop Girl by Katherine Paterson
Goodbye, Chicken Little by Betsy Byars
Winter Holding Spring by Crescent Dragonwagon
Cousins by Virginia Hamilton
You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye by Patricia Hermes
The Fourth Grade Wizards by Barthe DeClements
Robin on His Own by Johniece Wilson
My Twin Sister Erika by Ilse Vogel
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird by Jean Little
Death of a friend:
(K-2 grade)
Dream Meadows by Helen Griffith
Blow Me a Kiss Miss Lilly by Nancy Carlstrom
I Had a Friend Named Peter by Janice Cohn
The Last Dance by Carmen Deedy
(3 & 4 grade)
A Taste of Blueberries by Doris Smith
Say Goodnight, Gracie by Julie Deaver
Death of a pet:
(K-2 grade)
Toby by Margaret Wild
The Accident by Carol Carrick
Jim's Dog Muffins by Mirian Cohen
I'll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm
Goodbye Max by Holly Keller
The 10th Great Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
(3 & 4 grade)
Whiskers, Once & Always by Doris Orgel
Dealing with death in general:
(K-2 grade)
What's Heaven? by Maria Shriver
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
How To Live Forever by Colin Thompson
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
When People Die by Sarah Levette
(3 & 4 grade)
Dealing With Death by Norma Gaffron
Good Answers to Tough Questions About Death by Joy Berry
When Dinosaurs Die by Laurene Brown
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Books on
VIOLENCE, FIGHTING, ABUSE & SELF-CONCEPT
(K-2 grade)
Why Did It Happen? by Janice Cohn
The Upstairs Cat by Karla Kuskin
Rainbow Fish & the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister
Feelings by Richard Allington
Charles T. McBriddle by Andrew Glass
Ada Potato by Judith Casely
The Lucky Baseball Bat by Matt Christopher
Kylie's Song by Patty Sheeham
The Magic Fan by Keith Baker
Alice, the Artist by Martin Waddell
Cyrano the Bear by Nicole Rubel
Willie's Not the Hugging Kind by Joyce Barrett
I Can Do That! by Andreew Gutelle
Daddy Will Be There by Lois Grambling
The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
I Was So Mad! by Norma Simon
How Do I Feel? by Norma Simon
(3 & 4 grade)
Adam's War by Sonia Levitin
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
Making Up Megaboy by Virginia Walter
Gangs by Marilyn Oliver
Colombia by Gail Stewart
Sexual Abuse- Let's Talk About It by Margaret Hyde
Proud of Our Feelings by Lindsay Leghorn
Feelings by Jan Amos
Communication by Aliki
Feelings by Aliki
Teen Esteem by Pat Palmer
Websites for teachers, parents & children:
www.redflaggreenflag.com
www.saveourkids.com
www.americanhumane.org/cpmain.html
www.childhelpusa.org
www.yesican.org
www.yahoo.com/promotions/mcgwire
www.childabuse.org
http://familyeducation.com
www.pta.org/programs/crisis
www.cfchildren.org
www.nssc1.org/home.htm
www.familypreservation.com
www.chidrensdefense.org
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Books on
DIVERSE FAMILY LIFE
Books on Divorce:
How Do I Feel About My Parents Divorce by Julia Cole
How Does it Feel When Parents Divorce by Jill Krementz
What do you Know about Divorce and Separation by Pete Sanders and Steve Myers
How Does it Feel When Your Parents Get Divorced by Terry Berger
Amber Brown Goes Fourth by Paula Danzinger
At Daddy's on Saturday by Linda Walvoord Girard
When your Mom and Dad get Divorced (video cassette)
Goodbye, Daddy by Brigitte Weninger
Grandma Without Me: Story and Pictures by Judith Vigna
I Live with Daddy by Judith Vigna
Websites for teachers, parents & children:
Divorce
www.mytwohomes.com/
www.vix.com/pub/men/mitch/absent2e.html
www.cyberparent.com/gran/divorce.htm
www.ufa.org/kidsparents.htm
ucl.broward.cc.fl.us/pathfinders.divorce.htm
www.paretnsworld.com/kids.html
sh.lh.vix.com/~throop/
Books on Adoption:
Allison by Allen Say
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo by Linda Walvoord Girard
Abby by Jeanette Franklin Caines
Being Adopted by Maxine B. Rosenberg
Is That Your Sister? by Catherine Bunin
Adoption is for Always by Linda Walvoord Girard
Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye by Lois Lowry
Horace by Holly Keller
A Koala for Katie by Jonathon London
Heaven by Angela Johnson
Websites for teachers, parents & children:
Adoption
www.reunionagency.org/
www.adoptnet.org
www.fathers.com/tfm.html
www.tapestrybooks.com/
www.dallam.com/lynn
www.adopting.org/DeePaddock/html/grief_
www.cyberspacepr.com/adoption.html
Books on Stepfamilies:
She's Not My Real Mother by Judith Vigna
The Not-So-Wicked Step-Mother by Lizi Boyd
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
Like Jake and Me by Mavis Jukes
Chevrolet Saturdays by Candy Dawson Boyd
Everett Anderson 1-2-3 by Lucille Clifton
Louie's Search by Ezra Jack Keats
Websites for teachers, parents & children: Stepfamilies
www.successfulsteps.org/
www.stepfam.org/
www.familytherapynet.com/index.htm
parent.net/
kidshelp.sympatico.ca/
www.wam.umd.edu/~mlhall/teaching.html
Books on Homosexual Parent(s):
Generous Jefferson Bartleby Jones by F. Brown
Heather has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
The Day They Put a Tax on Rainbows by Johnny Valentine
The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans by Johnny Valentine
My Two Uncles by Judith Vigna
Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
Uncle, What-is-it is Coming to Visit by Michael Willhoite
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