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001			ocn925410335
003			OCoLC
005			20230714105544.0
008			150921t20132013xxua j 000 1 eng d
020			_a1300303174
020			_a9781300303176
029	1		_aAU@ _b000065010640
035			_a(OCoLC)925410335
040			_aYDXCP _beng _cYDXCP _dOCLCQ _dBIB _dOCLCF _dOCLCO _dFO7
100	1		_aField, Hadassa, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe cancer that wouldn't go away : _ba story for kids about metastatic cancer / _cHadassa Field ; illustrations by Christina G. Smith.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_a[United States] : _b[ICGtesting], _c2013.
264		4	_c2013
300			_a1 volume (unpaged) : _bcolor illustrations ; _c22 cm
500			_a"Including 'How to use this book' by child psychologist Rinat R. Green, PsyD."
520			_aThis 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
521			_aTarget Audience: Audience: Child 4 – 9 years Health care professional Adult Adult caregiver
546			_aIn English.
650		0	_aMetastasis _vJuvenile fiction.
650		0	_aCancer _vJuvenile fiction.
650		0	_aSick parents _vJuvenile fiction.
653			_aMother with cancer
653			_aAdult with cancer
653			_aFamily experiencing cancer
653			_aExplaining cancer / understanding cancer
653			_aEmotions
655		7	_aFiction. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423787
700	1		_aSmith, Christina G., _eillustrator.
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