The cancer that wouldn't go away : a story for kids about metastatic cancer / Hadassa Field ; illustrations by Christina G. Smith.
Publisher: [United States] : [ICGtesting], 2013Copyright date: 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 1300303174; 9781300303176Subject(s): Metastasis -- Juvenile fiction | Cancer -- Juvenile fiction | Sick parents -- Juvenile fiction | Mother with cancer | Adult with cancer | Family experiencing cancer | Explaining cancer / understanding cancer | EmotionsGenre/Form: Fiction.Audience: Target Audience: Audience: Child 4 – 9 years Health care professional Adult Adult caregiver Summary: This book begins bluntly: "Max's mom had cancer again, and this time it was not going to go away." At first, seven-year-old Max feels quite cheerful as his mother displays none of the characteristics from her previous experience of cancer such as losing her hair and feeling too tired to leave the couch, so surely it must be a mistake. The book charts Max adjusting to the return of his mother's cancer and the impact that this has on his life, recognising the familiar erratic pattern of his mother's illness: some days she is well, some days she is not. He is impatient to know if the medication is working and must learn to live life one day at a time, as his mother urges. Max navigates happy events and sad events. The reader sees his emotional experiences, how he attempts to present cancer to his friends in a positive way, how he gets resentful. Through Max's eyes, the reader also gets brief glimpses into his parents' feelings. This book is a good resource for children with a family member who has overcome cancer previously but experiences a return of the illness and the cancer has spread from the original site (metastatic cancer). It includes guidance for parents, educators, and therapists on how to approach using this book to prompt a discussion about the disease with a child. The illustrations are engaging: black and white sketches of home and family life with flashes of colour deftly used to emphasise significant elements. For example, on a double-spread page of a sketch of a scene inside the hour, our attention is drawn to the wedding photo of Max's parents on the left-hand side, while on the page opposite the contrast with their present life is made clear by the use of colour to show Max and his parent's unhappiness at the present moment. Colour picturebook with text. Target Audience: Audience: Child 4 – 9 years, Health care professional, Adult, Adult caregiver| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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"Including 'How to use this book' by child psychologist Rinat R. Green, PsyD."
This book begins bluntly: "Max's mom had cancer again, and this time it was not going to go away." At first, seven-year-old Max feels quite cheerful as his mother displays none of the characteristics from her previous experience of cancer such as losing her hair and feeling too tired to leave the couch, so surely it must be a mistake. The book charts Max adjusting to the return of his mother's cancer and the impact that this has on his life, recognising the familiar erratic pattern of his mother's illness: some days she is well, some days she is not. He is impatient to know if the medication is working and must learn to live life one day at a time, as his mother urges. Max navigates happy events and sad events. The reader sees his emotional experiences, how he attempts to present cancer to his friends in a positive way, how he gets resentful. Through Max's eyes, the reader also gets brief glimpses into his parents' feelings. This book is a good resource for children with a family member who has overcome cancer previously but experiences a return of the illness and the cancer has spread from the original site (metastatic cancer). It includes guidance for parents, educators, and therapists on how to approach using this book to prompt a discussion about the disease with a child. The illustrations are engaging: black and white sketches of home and family life with flashes of colour deftly used to emphasise significant elements. For example, on a double-spread page of a sketch of a scene inside the hour, our attention is drawn to the wedding photo of Max's parents on the left-hand side, while on the page opposite the contrast with their present life is made clear by the use of colour to show Max and his parent's unhappiness at the present moment. Colour picturebook with text.
Target Audience: Audience: Child 4 – 9 years, Health care professional, Adult, Adult caregiver
Target Audience: Audience: Child 4 – 9 years
Health care professional
Adult
Adult caregiver
In English.
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