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Separate text for parents and children explores the fears surrounding a little girl's hospital stay for a tonsillectomy operation. ... Read more

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A Timeless Book for Parent and Child
With this book, my sister taught me to read at age 4.I am 22 now, and never forgot what it taught me, or how it helped me with my fear of hospitals.Within a year of completing the book (and learning to read!) I was attacked by a dog that dragged me through the yard by my face. This led me to a most dreaded place - the Hospital.A place which had terrified me to tears, even with a check-up or regular shot. I was still uneasy as well as terribly unhappy about being there.... But that book helped me realize that the people there intended to help me, not hurt me.... They work to take that pain away.I am dissapointed in the disgruntled reviews... and being that I was a child this book was read to I can speak better than anyone about how it affects a child.It sparked my compassion and concern for other people that have been hurt or handicapped, allowed me the dialogue with my mother and sister to express my fears and reservations, and the parent reading alongside the story in fine print helped my mother better explain to me the stitches on my face and head, and about the scars I would have....what the doctors would do to try and fix it like it was never there. This book is a thing I have cherished throughout my life, and I still have that very book this day - so when I have my own children I may read it with them as well.If your child has a fear of hospitals, doctors, blood, getting shots.... read this book WITH him or her.It will encourage a closer more open relationship with your child, as well as the other wonderful books in this series.... they help children understand handicaps and even death.... by opening the doors to such emotional and curious things at a young age - they will never lose the ability to confide in you, approach you, or express themselves openly and honestly with you... a trusting bond such as this can never be broken.I suggest this book to anyone, regardless if your child is expecting surgery or not, as well as the other books in the series.... the very best books to read with your children, to teach them understanding and compassion for all living things.

A thoughtful book to prepare children for hospital stays
Although the book is a bit dated, it provides children and their parents a simple and honest look at one little girl's hospital experience (in this case, tonsillectomy). The book has a very brief story for children and guidelines for parents to help their children express and accept their fears and worries about upcoming procedures. What I like most about this book was that the little girl did not "enjoy" her stay (there is a list of all the things she does not like), but at the end, she is "fine" although the book recognizes the possibility of lasting trauma (her doll continues to have "operations"). I'm not sure just which book the other reviewer read, but my daughter and I have found this book to be very helpful in providing the space for my daughter to verbalize her fears about her upcoming surgery. And given the paucity of children's books about surgery, I wouldn't pass this one up if your child faces an operation. ... Read more

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Writing an article is an interesting way to share information. An article starts with an idea but research reveals the real story. This book will help you learn how to write a clear and concise news or feature story that people will be eager to read. And you'll learn something in the process. ... Read more

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This text presents an approach to early childhood intervention that emphasises emotional and self-development in a family-focused and relationship-centered format - that is, the supportive play model (SPM). ... Read more

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Presenting unique and in-depth collaborations and editions with leading international artists, "Parkett #60" features Chuck Close, Diana Thater, and Luc Tuymans, three artists from very different backgrounds whose works have all moved towards painting's basic elements of light and dark. Contributing writers include Francine Prose and Richard Shiff on Close; Sara Arrhenius, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe and Regina Hasslinger on Thater; and Laura Hoptman, Gerardo Mosquera and Hans Rudolf Reust on Tuymans. This issue also contains essays on David Bunn, Jeremy Deller, and Paul Etienne Lincoln, as well as a conversation between Chuck Close and Elizabeth Peyton and an interview with Close by Bice Curiger. "Parkett #61" will be published in May 2001, with collaboration artists Liam Gillick, Sarah Morris, Bridget Riley, and Matthew Ritchie. In addition to the editorial collaboration, each artist featured in "Parkett" also creates a limited edition print, photograph, or multiple object exclusively for "Parkett". Since its inception, more than 100 works of art have joined the "Parkett" pocket museum or ''Musée en Appartement.'' The Museum of Modern Art in New York is presenting an exhibition of all "Parkett" Editions from March 22 through June 12, 2001. The exhibition is organized by Deborah Wye, Chief Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books. ... Read more

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super good
i have found these books very useful in information. i use these books to check my understatnding ofgood new art. As an artist i see these books as a way to keep connected with an international art world. ... Read more