tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post4390816285665181607..comments2024-03-18T09:53:12.654-04:00Comments on MotherReader: Nonfiction Monday: How They CroakedMotherReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-68316648753573386982012-07-24T13:19:49.325-04:002012-07-24T13:19:49.325-04:00I wanted to let you know about a new resource for ...I wanted to let you know about a new resource for grieving children and families!<br />And Still They Bloom: A Family’s Journey of Loss and Healing<br />Written by Amy Rovere and Illustrated by Joel Spector<br />Published by American Cancer Society 2012<br />$14.95 / 8 X 10 jacketed hardcover<br />48 pages, four color, 16 full-color illustrations <br />ISBN-13: 978-1-60443-036-3 <br /> <br />WATCH A 3 MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT THE BOOK HERE:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJAsQZBJls&feature=youtu.be<br /><br />READ AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR AMY ROVERE HERE: <br /><br />http://colleenwalshfong.com/2012/06/booking-it-interview-with-author-amy-rovere/<br /><br />PURCHASE THE BOOK HERE: <br /><br />http://acs.bookstore.ipgbook.com/and-still-they-bloom-products-9781604430363.php?page_id=32&pid=ACNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-60187449841518286452012-07-23T22:16:41.437-04:002012-07-23T22:16:41.437-04:00I borrowed this book from our library but never go...I borrowed this book from our library but never got the chance to finish it - it's quite a tome, really. I'm glad to hear that they now have a paperback version.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-15707980950185462992012-07-23T14:57:02.598-04:002012-07-23T14:57:02.598-04:00Hmmm . . . I don't know. A book that glorifies...Hmmm . . . I don't know. A book that glorifies the perverseness of peoples' deaths? Not very uplifting . . . or respectful. Couldn't they have focused on the individuals' lives instead? Sorry, it's just that seeing this book makes me a little sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-76925055488218818022012-07-23T11:34:26.120-04:002012-07-23T11:34:26.120-04:00Just the title alone draws in readers! And I enjo...Just the title alone draws in readers! And I enjoyed not only the researched information, but the humorous tone of the book. And, BTW, this book won the 2012 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult-Nonfiction!Jeanne Walker Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482720655596575796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-27615099243697903122012-07-23T11:02:33.554-04:002012-07-23T11:02:33.554-04:00My students do like this one, and it is very infor...My students do like this one, and it is very informative. I wished it had included F.W. Woolworth, who got septicemia because he disliked dentists, or poor Vachel Lindsay. Never a good idea to drink lye, even if you have failed at selling your poetry door to door.Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com