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Talking about death : a dialogue between parent and child

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9733
Grollman, Earl A. [Boston, MA]: Beacon Press , 1990. 3rd ed., updated and expanded.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 G875 1990
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Includes principles for helping children; a passage to be read with a child; guidelines for responding to questions that might arise from the read-along section; and a list of resources.
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Author
Grollman, Earl A
Edition
3rd ed., updated and expanded
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Beacon Press
Publication Date
1990
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Child
Death
Parent-Child Relations
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
Includes principles for helping children; a passage to be read with a child; guidelines for responding to questions that might arise from the read-along section; and a list of resources.
ISBN
0807023639
9780807023631
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 G875 1990

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Coping with the final tragedy : cultural variation in dying and grieving

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog42
Amityville, N.Y.: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. , 1991.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 C783 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Counts, David
Counts, Dorothy A.
Place of Publication
Amityville, N.Y.
Publisher
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Death
Grief
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Adaptation, Psychological
ISBN
0895030829
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 C783 1991

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How different religions view death and afterlife

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2631
Philadelphia, PA: Charles Press, Publishers , 1991.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 H847 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Johnson, Christopher Jay
McGee Marsha G
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Charles Press, Publishers
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Death
Religions
Cross-Cultural Comparison
ISBN
0914783556
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 H847 1991

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Waiting for the whales

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121686
McFarlane, Sheryl, Lightburn, Ron (ill.). [Victoria, BC?]: Orca Book Publishers , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 M478 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
McFarlane, Sheryl
Lightburn, Ron (ill.)
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
1991
Physical Description
32 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Death
Loss
Love
Grandparents
Child
Juvenile Literature
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
ISBN
9780920501962
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 C5 M478 1991

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Grieving child : a parent's guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog928
Fitzgerald, Helen. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 F553 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This is intended as a guide for parents seeking to explain the death of a parent, relative, friend, or even a pet to a child. Suggestions are given for dealing with emotional responses and helping in the child's adjustment to a new life.
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Author
Fitzgerald, Helen
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Grief - in infancy & childhood - popular works
Parent-Child Relations
Abstract
This is intended as a guide for parents seeking to explain the death of a parent, relative, friend, or even a pet to a child. Suggestions are given for dealing with emotional responses and helping in the child's adjustment to a new life.
ISBN
0671767623
9780671767624
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 F553 1992

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Last touch : preparing for a parent's death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1482
Becker, Marilyn R. Oakland, Ca.: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 B395 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Becker, Marilyn R
Place of Publication
Oakland, Ca.
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
Parent-Child Relations
ISBN
1879237342
9781879237346
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 B395 1992

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When someone dies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17817
Greenlee, Sharon. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 G814 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Greenlee, Sharon
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Death
Parent-Child Relations
Juvenile Literature
ISBN
1561450448
9781561450442
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 G814 1992

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You hold me and I'll hold you

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17818
Carson, Jo, Cannon, Annie. New York, NY: Orchard Books , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 C321 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
When a great-aunt dies, a young child finds comfort in being held and in holding too
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Author
Carson, Jo
Cannon, Annie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Orchard Books
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Death
Bereavement
Grief
Family Relations
Funeral Rites
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
When a great-aunt dies, a young child finds comfort in being held and in holding too
ISBN
9780531058954
0531058956
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 C5 C321 1992

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Gentle willow : a story for children about dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog497
Mills, Joyce C. New York, NY: Magination Press , 1993.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 M657 1993
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
When the willow tree gets sick and nothing will make him well, his friends in the wood learn about death, and saying good-bye.
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Author
Mills, Joyce C
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Magination Press
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
Infant
Child
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
When the willow tree gets sick and nothing will make him well, his friends in the wood learn about death, and saying good-bye.
ISBN
945354541
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 C5 M657 1993

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Ethnic variations in dying, death, and grief : diversity in universality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4932
Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 E84 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Irish, Donald P
Lundquist, Kathleen F
Nelsen, Vivian Jenkins
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Death
Religions
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Grief
ISBN
1560322780
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 E84 1993

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Gentle death

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Seguin, Marilynne. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1994.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W50 S456 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Seguin, Marilynne
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Euthanasia
Death
Physician-Patient Relations
Terminal Care
Ethics, Medical
ISBN
1550135538
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W50 S456 1994

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Mommy's in the hospital again

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Parkinson, Carolyn Stearns, Verstraete, Elaine. Folsom, CA: Solace Publishing, Inc. , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 P247m 1994
Availability
10 copies, 10 available
A follow-up to "My mommy has cancer".
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Author
Parkinson, Carolyn Stearns
Verstraete, Elaine
Place of Publication
Folsom, CA
Publisher
Solace Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
28 cm.
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Popular Work
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
A follow-up to "My mommy has cancer".
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0000681)
ISBN
0963028715
9780963028716
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 P247m 1994

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Mira's month

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Weinstein-Stern, Deborah, Roy, Beth. Highland Park, IL: BMT Newsletter , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 W424 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
With love and help from friends, family and teachers, 4 year old Mira adapts while her mom is in the hospital being treated for cancer.
More Information
Author
Weinstein-Stern, Deborah
Roy, Beth
Place of Publication
Highland Park, IL
Publisher
BMT Newsletter
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
32 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Child
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
With love and help from friends, family and teachers, 4 year old Mira adapts while her mom is in the hospital being treated for cancer.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 W424 1994

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When mommy is sick

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11017
Sherkin-Langer, Ferne, Life, Kay. Morton Grove, IL.: Albert Whitman & Company , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S552 1995
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
When mommy is in the hospital, as she is frequently sick, her child misses her a lot.
More Information
Author
Sherkin-Langer, Ferne
Life, Kay
Place of Publication
Morton Grove, IL.
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Attitude to Health
Sick Role
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
When mommy is in the hospital, as she is frequently sick, her child misses her a lot.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
0807588946
9780807588949
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S552 1995

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Aunt Mary buttons

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Jones, Diane Jarvis. [Vancouver, BC?]: Diane Jarvis Jones , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 J76 1995
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of…
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Author
Jones, Diane Jarvis
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Diane Jarvis Jones
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Grief
Family
Attitude to Death
Parent-Child Relations
Infant
Child
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of Aunt Mary, the child continues to give others buttons in remembrance.
ISBN
096994070X
9780969940708
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 C5 J76 1995

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A Child is still a child : adult perceptions of children with a parent with advanced cancer

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Lindfield, Sheila. [Burnaby, BC]: Sheila Daykin Lindfield , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L745 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Lindfield, Sheila
Place of Publication
[Burnaby, BC]
Publisher
Sheila Daykin Lindfield
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death - in infancy & childhood
Bereavement - in infancy & childhood
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 L745 1995

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How we die : reflections on life's final chapter

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4714
Nuland, Sherwin B. New York, NY: Vintage Books , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 N969 1994
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Nuland, Sherwin B
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication Date
1995
Physical Description
xviii, 278 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
ISBN
9780679742449
0679742441
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 N969 1994

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Healing journey : manual for a grief support group

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Grant, Anne C. Long Beach, N.J.: Vista Publishing Inc. , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF575 G761 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Grant, Anne C
Place of Publication
Long Beach, N.J.
Publisher
Vista Publishing Inc.
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Grief
Death
Counseling
ISBN
1880254123
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
BF575 G761 1995

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When dinosaurs die : a guide to understanding death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15469
Brown, Laurie Krasny, Brown, Marc. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 B878w 1996
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Brown, Laurie Krasny
Brown, Marc
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Death
Bereavement
Parent-Child Relations
Juvenile Literature
ISBN
9780316119559
0316119555
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 C5 B878w 1996

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Where the balloons go

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13359
Coleman, Paul, Wilda, Elizabeth. Omaha, NE: Centering Corporation , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 C692 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corey and his grandmother love to watch balloons floating up to the sky, and when she dies, Corey thinks of a special way to say goodbye.
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Author
Coleman, Paul
Wilda, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
Omaha, NE
Publisher
Centering Corporation
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Death
Grief
Parent-Child Relations
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
Corey and his grandmother love to watch balloons floating up to the sky, and when she dies, Corey thinks of a special way to say goodbye.
ISBN
1561230898
9781561230891
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 C5 C692 1996

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