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 : Dinosaurs Divorce

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.89
EAN: 9780316109963
ISBN: 0316109967
Label: Little, Brown Young Readers
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: September 01, 1988
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The traumatic childhood experience--when a child's parents divorce--is depicted in the form of dinosaur characters. Chapters address the full range of feelings that a divorce produces. ". . . this will become a real 'security blanket' for young readers in need."--School Library Journal, starred review. New York Times Best Children's Book. Full color.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Divorce as Loss - a Helpful Book
This is a realistic book for children going through change and loss - this time the divorce of their parents. With no story line but grouped into subjects, readers can utilize as much or as little as needed each time the book is explored. Having personally experienced a divorce with children involved, I like how all aspects of divorce (why divorce, two homes, telling friends, stepparents) are part of the scope.

I strongly encourage exploration of the pages related to feelings and learning ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Divorce with children
I found a chile therapist who recommended this book to me. It was a good book, but my children were not interested in it. They would rather talk to me and as me questions, so that what we did. I read it, and it was helpful in terms of coming up with helpful language to talk to the kids about something difficult.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - What a great book
I am a nanny working for divorced family. I found the 8-year old reading the book, I was interested so I read the whole book and I was so impressed I got it for my kids too. Not that I am planing on divorce but the kids have so many friends coming from divorced families and this could help them understand situation they are going through. I think the book explains very sensitively whole process of divorce and life after divorce, new partners of parents and step-siblings included. I find the book very needed ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Read it again
My six year old son loved the book. It helps children understand better what divorce is about and what to expect. A must for children going through this.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Helpful book
This book is good for parents and kids living in a divorce situation. The parents part give suggestions for dealing with what the kids are going through. This is a handy reference book, in an easy read way.







 






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