DEATH AND DYING CHILDREN’S BOOK ASSIGNMENT

Please complete the following questions relating to the children’s book you selected. The first question asks for specific information about your book. The second question asks you to format the information in APA style. The last three questions ask you to identify the book’s theme and to describe how death/dying/grief/loss is presented. (All your responses should be typed.)

1) Information about the book you selected

Title: “The Fall of Freddie the Leaf”

Author: Leo Buscaglia

Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Year of publication: 1982

2) Format this information in APA style for

a) an end-of-sentence in-text citation. (Buscaglia, 1982, pg. 6)

b) the reference page entry.
Buscaglia, L. (1982). The Fall of Freddie the Leaf. Thorofare, New Jersey. Slack Incorporated.

3) What is the theme of the book?
-The theme of this book is that death is a natural aspect of the cycle of life and we all have a purpose. Another theme in this book is seen in the relationship between Freddie and Daniel, the wise leaf. Daniel acted a a model and a guide to help Freddie through all the seasons which led to his death.

4) Briefly describe how death or dying or grief or loss is presented in the book.
-I would say that Buscaglia wanted to present the subject of death as a peaceful, natural part of life that everyone and thing in this world has to go through at some point in life.
Buscaglia personifies a maple leaf that is going through the process of death, which is expressed through how we see plants live and die through the seasons. He also expressed in his book that dying in this world, does not necessarily mean that you are dead, but that there may be an afterlife, and even though you may pass away life goes on for everyonelse that is alive.

5)What specific evidence in the book did you find that supports your description in #4?
-The changes in leaves help illustrate the different and unique phases of life that ultimately lead toward death. In the spring when he was first