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020			_a9781539878551 (paperback)
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100	1		_9445 _aAmarel, Connie _eauthor
245			_aThe adventures of Dixie : _bthe three-legged dog / _cWritten by Connie Ameral; illustrated by Swapan Debnath
260			_c[2017]
300			_a24 unnumbered pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c22 cm
520			_aDixie is a beloved pet dog who begins to limp when she is nine years of age. Tests show that Dixie has cancer in her front right leg and has to have it amputated. However, Dixie continues to be the same brave, loving and mischievous dog despite losing a leg. She saves a drowning puppy, defends the family home from her long-term enemy, the UPS delivery driver, and cleverly contrives to dupe a family friend into giving her cookie after cookie. This story shows how life can continue almost unchanged after a cancer diagnosis, or after incurring a disability. The fact that the cancer patient in this book is a dog may make the subject more comfortable to broach with a child who has had a cancer diagnosis, or a family member/friend who has had a diagnosis, as it allows the issues of illness and disability to be explored at a remove from a human story which may be more upsetting for some children. The illustrations are vibrantly coloured and arresting. Audience: Child 4 - 8 years.
650		0	_9394 _aCancer in children _vJuvenile fiction _xPsychological aspects
653			_aChild with cancer
653			_aUnderstanding cancer
653			_aSurvivorship
653			_aAmputation
653			_aDisability
653			_aAnimal with cancer
700	1		_9446 _aDebnath, Swapan _eilllustrator
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