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001			on1101420273
003			OCoLC
005			20230620124216.0
008			130518s2019 enka j 000 f eng
020			_a9781849395144 (paperback) _q(paperback)
029	0		_aAU@ _b000065281756
035			_a(OCoLC)1101420273
040			_aAU@ _beng _erda _cAU@ _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dZAQ _dOCL _dOCLCO _dOCLCQ _dOCLCO
100	1		_aVarley, Susan, _eauthor _eillustrator
245	1	0	_aBadger's parting gifts / _cSusan Varley.
250			_aPaperback edition
264		1	_aLondon : _bAndersen Press, _c2019.
300			_a32 unnumbered pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c23 x 27 cm
500			_aOriginally published: London: Andersen, 1984. 35th Anniversary Edition
520			_aBadger is so old that he knows he must soon die, so he does his best to prepare his friends. When he finally passes away, they are grief-stricken, but one by one they remember the special things he taught them during his life. By sharing their memories, they realise that although Badger is no longer with them physically, he lives on through his friends. Death is presented matter-of-factly: Badger does not try to resist death but rather looks forward to being released from a body which is no longer working as well as when he was younger, and his death is presented as as a dream-like experience in which he races jubilantly along a tunnel, full again of youthful vigour. The book does not espouse any specific spiritual beliefs about the afterlife, though it concludes by asserting that Badger somehow hears his old friend, Mole, addressing him. A section for adult caregivers is included at the back, with suggestions on how to utlise this book as a tool to help children with their grief. The quaint illustrations with their muted palette are reminiscent of the illustrations of The Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Colour picturebook with text. Audience: Child 4 - 7 years; Adult; Adult caregiver; Professional
521			_aChild 4 - 7 years; Adult; Adult caregiver; Professional
650		0	_aBadgers _vJuvenile fiction.
650		0	_aBereavement _vJuvenile fiction.
650		0	_aDeath _vJuvenile fiction.
653			_aLoss
653			_aGrief
653			_aDying
655		0	_aChildren's stories
655		7	_aJuvenile works. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411637
655		7	_aPicture books. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01726789
942			_2ddc _cG
948			_hNO HOLDINGS IN ERN - 3 OTHER HOLDINGS
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