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  <title><![CDATA[A Fish Named Ed]]></title>
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  <default-description>This is a story about grief and loss. It is about how a fish named Ed awakens into soul. &lt;i&gt;A Fish Named Ed&lt;/i&gt; is a book for children ages 6 and up. Many adults get a great deal of insight from reading such a simple and profound work as well. As you read this book, you will find the themes of life: Life, Death/Separation, Disorientation, Isolation, Lonliness, Emptiness, and Reorientation. This book is for any child or adult who is going through grief and wants to awaken into soul. It is about how eternal relationships are formed, and how the process of healing can move us through our most difficult challenges.</default-description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Product Description<br/>This is a story about grief and loss. It is about how a fish named Ed awakens into soul. A Fish Named Ed is a book for children ages 6 and up. Many adults get a great deal of insight from reading such a simple and profound work as well. As you read this book, you will find t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52022543">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A Fish named Ed by Sam Oliver is a beautifully written children book designed to help grief counselors deal effectively with children who have deep experiences of grief and loss. It presents a unique story of the life of a fish in such a way that enables counselors to deal more effectively in their ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56201965">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Let me preface this review by saying that I am not a counselor. I have worked with children in a variety of manners throughout the years: from schools to daycares. Even in a library setting, I would still not recommend this book.<br/><br/>Though this may be a valid form of literature in a formal g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63302496">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the most authentic books on children's grief I have read in years. I have served several years as a Hospice Bereavement Volunteer, and this book has been used to help our children's grief group many times. If you have a child in need of reading and doing the exercises that will help h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70170821">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm hoping this can help Julia because one of her Labs just died a week ago. I'm having a hard time explaining the soul and everything else to her so maybe this will be of some help.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book was definitely not what I expected.   I guess it was an o.k. storybook, but I'm not sure how it would help a child deal with grief.  I'm not a counselor, but as a child, I twice had to deal with the death of an immediate family member.  I don't feel this book would have helped me to deal wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59784421">more...</a>]]></body>
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