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Sad Book

by

Michael Rosen

#Loss, #Depression, #Memories

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ISBN:

0763625973

Publisher:

Candlewick Press

Year Group:

1/2/3

With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all. Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why. It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up. Sad things happen to everyone, and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died suddenly at the age of eighteen. In this book the author writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to cope with it—like telling himself that everyone has sad stuff (not just him) and trying every day to do something he can be proud of.

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  • Differentiated Planning/teaching sequences

  • Differentiated resources for activities

  • Slides

  • Spelling banks

  • Curriculum map

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Sad Book

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