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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Author: Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)
A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.
ISBN-13: 9780916291044
ISBN-10: 0916291049
Publication Date: 11/1985
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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rebeccam avatar reviewed Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge on
Helpful Score: 1
The illustrations in this book are very detailed and so life like. This is a touching story is about a young boy who lives next to a home for the elderly. The generational differences add to this story. One of the women who lives in the home has lost her memory. The child doesn't know what a memory is and asks the others what a memory is. The answers he receives tells us a lot about these men and women and their memories both happy and sad. My only fault with this story is that the when the child puts together a gift for the woman who lost her memories she seems get get some of her memories back. This could give a grandchild the wrong message if a grandparent had a form of dementia.
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This is one of those children's books that both kids and adults will love. It is special. The story shows the love and respect a young boy has for the elderly people living in a retirement home and the love and respect they have for him. It is not a tear jerker. It is uplifting and sweet and reminds me every time we read it how we are all created in God's image. Something this world seems to have forgotten.
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rebeccam avatar reviewed Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge on
The illustrations in this book are very detailed and so life like. This is a touching story is about a young boy who lives next to a home for the elderly. The generational differences add to this story. One of the women who lives in the home has lost her memory. The child doesn't know what a memory is and asks the others what a memory is. The answers he receives tells us a lot about these men and women and their memories both happy and sad. My only fault with this story is that the when the child puts together a gift for the woman who lost her memories she seems get get some of her memories back. This could give a grandchild the wrong message if a grandparent had a form of dementia.
rebeccam avatar reviewed Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge on
The illustrations in this book are very detailed and so life like. This is a touching story is about a young boy who lives next to a home for the elderly. The generational differences add to this story. One of the women who lives in the home has lost her memory. The child doesn't know what a memory is and asks the others what a memory is. The answers he receives tells us a lot about these men and women and their memories both happy and sad. My only fault with this story is that the when the child puts together a gift for the woman who lost her memories she seems get get some of her memories back. This could give a grandchild the wrong message if a grandparent had a form of dementia.
rebeccam avatar reviewed Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge on
The illustrations in this book are very detailed and so life like. This is a touching story is about a young boy who lives next to a home for the elderly. The generational differences add to this story. One of the women who lives in the home has lost her memory. The child doesn't know what a memory is and asks the others what a memory is. The answers he receives tells us a lot about these men and women and their memories both happy and sad. My only fault with this story is that the when the child puts together a gift for the woman who lost her memories she seems get get some of her memories back. This could give a grandchild the wrong message if a grandparent had a form of dementia.


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