Not in the United States?The Children Who Lived
Using Harry Potter and Other Fictional Characters to Help Grieving Children and Adolescents
- By Kathryn A. Markell, Marc A. Markell
- Price: $34.95 $31.46
- Binding: Paperback
- Pages: 208
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1st April 2008
- ISBN: 978-0-415-95765-6
About the Book
Harry Potter’s encounters with grief, as well as the grief experiences of other fictional characters, can be used by educators, counselors, and parents to help children and adolescents deal with their own loss issues. The Children Who Lived is a unique approach toward grief and loss in children. Focusing on fictional child and adolescent characters experiencing grief, this book uses classic tales and the Harry Potter books to help grieving children and adolescents. Included in the text are a number of activities, discussion questions, and games that could be used with grieving children and adolescents, based on the fictional characters in these books.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Children Who Lived. Using the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling to Help Grieving Children and Adolescents. Hogwarts Houses and Other Ways to Identify with Characters. Thestrals and Ghosts: Death in the Harry Potter Books. Riddikulus: Helping Grieving Children and Adolescents Deal with Their Anxieties and Fears. Using Magical Objects to Cope With Grief. Four Other Novels to Help Grieving Children and Adolescents. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Ordinary People by Judith Guest. Wizard Challenge Game Rules and Guidelines. Word Games. Solace the Story Dragon Activity. More Craft Ideas. No-sew Themed Scarves or Blankets. Other No-sew Fabric Projects. Making Memory Boxes. Decorating Picture Frames. Decorating Porcelain Objects. Harry Potter Glossary. References.
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