Reviews
Thornhill does a beautiful job of connecting a difficult subject to the practicality of making connections to our surrounding environment and she does it with a plethora of fascinating facts...I Found a Dead Bird reflects our curiosity, interest and ever present need to comprehend why people and other living creatures eventually die. It satisfies brilliantly., With multiple color photographs on each page interspersed with bright, colorful graphics, this guidebook to all things dead is visually stunning and crammed full of useful answers to tough questions., It's impossible to read this book without experiencing an exhilaration of awe at nature's dazzling complexity It is a scientific awakening, an appeal to the mind, and a celebration of the twin miracles of living and dying., it will leave younger readers, freshly bereaved or not, with a greater awareness of the cycle of life., The life and death of humans is put into perspective as part of the normal cycle of life in an intelligent and sensitive way. The book is colorful, with a dynamic lay-out and bites of information juxtaposed with numerous photographs., Thornhill's volume, liberally sprinkled with photographs, provides a wealth of accessible and intriguing information about life and death... youngsters will come away with a positive reaction to this visually stimulating and informative volume., Exceptional, original and engaging...The topics covered in this book are so powerful and so unusually fascinating...If you had to pick one way to explain our struggle with life and death this book would be it., Exceptional, original and engaging The topics covered in this book are so powerful and so unusually fascinating If you had to pick one way to explain our struggle with life and death this book would be it., Using photographs and boxes of text as transporters of information, Thornhill covers the territory: life and lifespans of life, from bacteria to humans; how things die; what happens after death, a topic that begins with what happens at the moment of death; and a section titled When People Die, which includes material about grief By writing so cogently about life in all its forms, Thornhill has succeeded in making death less frightening., This book is ideal for those who want short, fascinating facts... It is quite easy to read one page or many and to begin at the beginning or jump into the middle. Boys especially may find this feature particularly appealing., Thornhill's volume, liberally sprinkled with photographs, provides a wealth of accessible and intriguing information about life and death youngsters will come away with a positive reaction to this visually stimulating and informative volume., Alternating between the eww and awe of a child's mind and eye, the book scores points for being accessible and user-friendly and colorful while being sensitive and thoughtful., It's impossible to read this book without experiencing an exhilaration of awe at nature's dazzling complexity...It is a scientific awakening, an appeal to the mind, and a celebration of the twin miracles of living and dying., [This book] is essentially an encyclopedia of facts and interesting information relating to the subject of life and death The book is interesting to leaf through and read, and the pictures will grab the readers' attention., Using photographs and boxes of text as transporters of information, Thornhill covers the territory: life and lifespans of life, from bacteria to humans; how things die; what happens after death, a topic that begins with what happens at the moment of death; and a section titled When People Die, which includes material about grief ...By writing so cogently about life in all its forms, Thornhill has succeeded in making death less frightening., ...it will leave younger readers, freshly bereaved or not, with a greater awareness of the cycle of life., Thornhill uses a matter-of-fact tone, a scientific approach and riveting photos to help readers accept the cycle of life and death as both natural and interesting...In stimulating children to think both scientifically and compassionately about the life-death cycle she demystifies a subject that can make adults as well as children uncomfortable., Packed with full-color photographs, fact boxes, and question-and-answer boxes, this candid and straightforward look at death starts with a look at life, beginning with the simple statement that everything that lives must die. A wide variety of topics are explored on double-page spreads: from life expectancy, how things die, and decomposition to extinction and fossils; from rituals, grief, and memory to the paranormal and cutting edge science. This book will be certain to fly off the shelf as it answers questions that kids may not know they have., [This book] is essentially an encyclopedia of facts and interesting information relating to the subject of life and death...The book is interesting to leaf through and read, and the pictures will grab the readers' attention., From life spans to how things die, from what happens after death to how people cope with the loss of a loved one, the author guides young readers through difficult territory with grace, sensitivity and touches of humor., ...shows no fear in her approach to this very difficult subject. Her conversational writing style, her matter-of-fact tone and her own personal fascination with the cycle of life and death strips away myths, half-truths and fears children may have about death., Jan Thornhill's I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death is an exciting, upbeat, informative book for readers of all ages. Dangerously thought-provoking, it will raise many questions and stimulate further research., Thornhill does a beautiful job of connecting a difficult subject to the practicality of making connections to our surrounding environment and she does it with a plethora of fascinating facts I Found a Dead Bird reflects our curiosity, interest and ever present need to comprehend why people and other living creatures eventually die. It satisfies brilliantly., Thornhill uses a matter-of-fact tone, a scientific approach and riveting photos to help readers accept the cycle of life and death as both natural and interesting In stimulating children to think both scientifically and compassionately about the life-death cycle she demystifies a subject that can make adults as well as children uncomfortable., Jan Thornhill comes to our rescue in this fact-packed, sensitively written book that tackles life's big questions in an accessible and satisfying way. There's little that Thornhill doesn't address in this wide-ranging and fun (yep, fun!) book on life and death., Fascinating and one-of-a-kind...This book is groundbreaking...Complemented by wonderful photographs, this book covers a difficult subject in a beautiful way., This nonfiction treatment of heavy topics is intelligent, age-appropriate and packed with info about nature., A bird's death is the jumping-off point in this intelligent, sensitive, and wide-ranging title about the cycle of life., This straightforward, 'no holds barred' approach to the subject will captivate children. Chock-full of color photographs, the well-designed book contains boxes with tidbits of information on a wide variety of topics., Through straight forward text and numerous photographs and images, Thornhill explains the natural processes of death A thought-provoking and accessible text, Fascinating and one-of-a-kind This book is groundbreaking Complemented by wonderful photographs, this book covers a difficult subject in a beautiful way., This book is ideal for those who want short, fascinating facts It is quite easy to read one page or many and to begin at the beginning or jump into the middle. Boys especially may find this feature particularly appealing., shows no fear in her approach to this very difficult subject. Her conversational writing style, her matter-of-fact tone and her own personal fascination with the cycle of life and death strips away myths, half-truths and fears children may have about death., This is an excellent science book which explains death by first defining what it means to be alive...covers an unusual and fascinating topic for young people., Exploring fascinating aspects of life through an intelligent and thought-provoking text such as this can be helpful as kids process everyday experiences., This is an excellent science book which explains death by first defining what it means to be alive covers an unusual and fascinating topic for young people., Through straight forward text and numerous photographs and images, Thornhill explains the natural processes of death...A thought-provoking and accessible text...
