What Do We Think About Death?

Two pages at the end of this book explain to parents and teachers how children may react to death and how to use the book as part of a coping strategy. Photographs and large print make the main text appealing, and there is a basic explanation of life -- what it means -- and the ending of it. The book is intentionally secular. Sections on sadness, missing someone (or a pet) who has died, anger, helping a bereaved friend, and remembering the person who has died cover the emotions. My main criticism is that some of the ideas seem too simple and obvious for the 6 to 9 year olds at whom the book appears to be aimed. Other issues books in the same series cover adoption, alcohol, bullying, disability, drugs, family break-up, and our environment.