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A Treasure Hunt for Mama and Me: Helping Children Cope with Parental Illness
By LE VERRIER, Renée & Samuel Frank & LE VERRIER, Renée & Samuel Frank
- ISBN
- 978-0-88282-436-9 978-0-88282-434-5
- Publisher
- New Horizon
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grades 4
K-Gr 3—In the first book, Billy and his mother turn a walk in the woods into a veritable treasure hunt, adding acorns and an owl feather to their existing collection of pinecones and rocks. Along the way, the woman compares her body to a car "that runs out of gas" or is driving "on a bumpy road," which serve to inform readers of her special needs as someone with Parkinson's disease who intermittently needs to rest and take medicine. When Billy scrapes his knee climbing a boulder, his mother tends to his abrasion, and he realizes that sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
