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Because Grandad has explained how all things in the natural world pray and make a gift to the beauty of life, his grandson is comforted when Grandad dies.

Because Grandad has explained how all things in the natural world pray and make a gift to the beauty of life, his grandson is comforted when Grandad dies.

Douglas Wood's "Grandad's Prayers of the Earth," was a beautiful book about a boy's grandfather teaching him about the prayers of the earth. The boy and his grandfather would go walking in the forest and his grandfather would tell him how each piece of nature (trees, rocks, lakes, rivers, flowers, grass) would pray and had their own way of praying. The boys grandfather passes away and he finds a way to unite himself with the outdoors to feel his grandfather's presence. This would be a great story for students if a student has a death in their family. This book may help a student cope or may even help a student find a comforting or consoling way to deal with grief and to help them know they aren't alone. ( )

Grandad's Prayers of the Earth serves as a memoir from the author Douglas Wood about a young boy who goes on walks with is grandpa. His grandpa tells the boy that we aren't the only ones that pray, but the wind, trees, and flowers do as well. This book serves as a thank you to Wood's grandfather. I'd recommend this book to children who ever wonder about prayers, just like Wood did. ( )