Very Best of Friends, The
Publication Information
Author:  Wild, Margaret	Illustrator:  Vivas, Jule
Title:  Very Best of Friends, The	Date:  1990
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	City:  San Diego
ISBN, paperback:  0-15-200625-7	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
When a farmer dies, his wife deals with her grief by ignoring (hating) his favorite cat, until she finally realizes that they could find companionship with each other.
Teaching Ideas:
This might make a good pair with Rylant's Missing May, since in both of them people are dealing with grief and loss, or with one of the stories in Every Living Thing, in which the animals help people be more compassionate.
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > grief Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loneliness Communities > rural > rural life > farms Social Studies > sociology > social issues > aging Science > biology > zoology > animals Science > biology > zoology > animals > pets

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