| After Life: Ways We Think about Death Contributor(s): Wilcox, Merrie-Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 145981388X ISBN-13: 9781459813885 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Nonfiction | Paranormal & Supernatural - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology |
| Dewey: 393 |
| LCCN: 2018933700 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.8" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do we die? Why can't we live forever? What happens to us after death? Moving between science and culture, After Life: Ways We Think About Death takes a straightforward look at these and other questions long taboo in our society. By showing the fascinating, diverse ways in which we understand death, both today and throughout our history, the book also shines a light on what it is to be human. Each chapter includes a brief telling of a death legend, myth or history from a different culture or tradition, from Adam and Eve to Wolf and Coyote, and ends with a section on a common theme in our thinking about death, such as rivers and birds in the afterlife, the colors that different cultures use to symbolize death, and, of course, ghosts. The final chapter is about grief, which is both a universal human experience and unique to each person. The text offers suggestions for ways to think about our grief, when to ask for help and how to talk to friends who are grieving. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilcox, Merrie-Ellen: - Merrie-Ellen Wilcox is a writer and editor whose first book for children, What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight, is part of the Orca Footprints series. She has two adult children and lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with her husband and a busy Jack Russell. For more information, visit www.merrieellenwilcox.com. |