Everything You Need to Know About Living With a Single Parent (The Need to Know Library) [Library Binding]

Richard E. Mancini (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Need to Know Library | Publication Date: January 1995

Discusses why some families have only one parent and examines some of the problems that occur in single-parent families.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4 Up-- Those looking for a little advice about handling a single-parent family or a new school may find some assistance here. The second-person texts, interspersed with seemingly fictional narratives, outline the basic problems in these lifestyle changes. However, although the two books are in the same series, they are not for the same audience. Living with a Single Parent , for grades 4-8, includes discussion of divorce and the death of a parent, as well as suggestions for safe latchkey living. There is at least one error in the ``Where to Get Help'' section. A similar title at the same age level is Marilyn Bailey's Single Parent Families (Crestwood, 1989). Changing Schools , written to a teenage audience, gives tips on making new friends and getting along with teachers. In both books, the numerous captioned photographs, most of them in black and white, add little to the texts. Like the narratives, they seem less than genuine; in fact, some of the same models were used in photographs for both books. Jill Krementz's How It Feels When Parents Divorce (1984), and How It Feels When a Parent Dies (1981; o.p.; both Knopf) do a superior job of presenting authentic stories about children in single-parent families. --Marilyn Long Graham, Lee County Library System, Fort Myers, FL
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Rosen Pub Group; Revised edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823921182
• ISBN-13: 978-0823921188
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,492,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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