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A young boy tells us, "My cat Barney died last Friday. I was very sad." Barney's mother suggests he think of ten good things to tell about Barney at his funeral. The story details his feelings and, from his perspective, the way his parents and friend Annie deal with the loss, ritual of burial and questions of afterlife.
After the funeral, and after helping his father in the garden, comes a new and comforting understanding--the tenth good thing is that Barney's body becomes part of the cyclical process of nature. Fertilizing trees, grass and "helping grow flowers," the boy tells his mother as she tucks him into bed, is "a pretty nice job for a cat."
Product Details
ISBN: 0689206887
ill.: Blegvad, Erik
Author: Blegvad, Erik
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Subject: Death
Subject: Fiction
Subject: General
Subject: Social Situations - Death & Dying
Subject: Cats
Subject: Animals - Dogs
Subject: Animals - Dogs
Subject: Social Issues - Death & Dying
Copyright: 1971
Series: Tenth Good Thing about Barney
Series Volume: 0001
Publication Date: July 1971
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrations: Yes
Pages: 32
Dimensions: 6.48x7.46x.37 in. .41 lbs.
Children's Book Type: Picture / Wordless
Age Level: 04-08
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