Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship [Hardcover]

Bradley Trevor Greive (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Bradley Trevor Greive's Blue Day Book hit such a nerve with adults that readers demanded a children's version. Now kids can enjoy Friends to the End for Kids, based on the original Friends to the End.

Watching children befriend one another carries lessons for all of us. They quickly step outside of themselves, give one another a chance, invest everything in the moment, and trade hugs at the earliest possible opportunity. Such is the stuff of true friendship. Such is the stuff of Friends to the End for Kids.

Bradley Trevor Greive proves time and again that he knows how to connect with even the youngest of readers. His Friends to the End, aimed at a grown-up audience, shows adults how to appreciate the people closest to them in everyday life. Friends to the End for Kids does the same for its younger audience in prose and pictures that capture their imaginations and tickle their funny bones.

Greive's award-winning combination of captivating animal photography and direct, eloquent words reinforce what kids already know in their hearts, that friendship is about love, loyalty, and-most of all-fun. Friends to the End for Kids is the perfect keepsake to help kids celebrate the magic of friendship.

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About the Author

Since the debut of his inaugural best-seller The Blue Day Book, Bradley Trevor Greive has been published in more than 115 countries and translated into 29 languages. A former Australian paratrooper, BTG left the army to pursue creative misadventures. He has been bitten by wild monkeys and rabid bats and was accepted into Russia's cosmonaut training program-though those incidents were, by and large, unrelated. BTG spends most of his time in a tiny Tasmanian hamlet with several enormous dogs.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740756710
• ISBN-13: 978-0740756719
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Photography
  • #27 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Photography

More About the Author

Since the debut of his international best-seller The Blue Day Book, Bradley Trevor Greive has become an international publishing sensation. A former Australian paratrooper, BTG left the army to pursue more creative misadventures. He has been bitten by wild monkeys and rabid bats and was accepted into the Russian cosmonaut program--though those incidents hopefully were unrelated. He spends most of his time in a tiny Tasmanian hamlet with his three very large dogs.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The True Value of Friendship for Kids, March 13, 2010

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship (Hardcover)

Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship is an adorable book best suited for very young children who are learning about the value of friendship and what makes a good friendship last. As you go through this book, each new page has two or three lines of text telling children just a little bit more about friendship along with a large, black and white photo of animals in cute--and, a few times, not so cute--poses that mirror the sentiment described on the page.

The book tells all about how friends have fun, do silly things together for the heck of it, and keep each other safe by being protective of each other. However, the book doesn't sugar-coat the realities of relationships; the author admits on two or three pages that friends can get on each other's nerves but then the text changes gears to focus once again on the terrific joy a good friend can bring in life.

I highly recommend this book for young children to read; you may choose to go through this book with your child (or children) to discuss questions and issues they may have while reading this book; and it's also an excellent tool for enhancing your child's vocabulary.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sentiments on Friendship, January 18, 2010

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Christina M. Lopez (Walpole, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship (Hardcover)

With some awesome animal pictures, this simple book beautifully describes the important qualities of friendship. Good way to teach children, open a discussion or say thank you to a friend in a way that children will relate to.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Kids with Special Needs, January 9, 2007

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Amy Art Mom (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship (Hardcover)

I got this because I think it portrays some great emotions, ideas, and it makes for good parent-child discussions. Special needs kids, (autism, aspergers, etc.) might find it easier to talk through these concepts because the subjects are animals.