Non-religious scientific book about dying for Year 1 child?

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Looking for this. Not a book annout grief really, just about the science of dying. Everything I find on Amazon is either religious, or too babyish, or too vague / romantic. The Usborne book seems to be quite young (a board book) which won’t appeal. We have some really good Usborne books about bodies that are suitable for 6 year olds. Where is the one about dying? Can anyone recommend?

The library will have a recommended list. I’ve never come across a book like the one you are describing. At this age it tends to be books like Goodbye Mog and Badger’s Parting Gifts.
Books like this then lead to discussion with a parent or carer.

‘Waterbugs and Dragonflies’ is an excellent book and explains it beautifully and very clearly.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterbugs-Dragonflies-Explaining-Death-Children/dp/1472973151

Thank you. It’s bewildering that there are no books that talk about death from a straightforward (age appropriate) way. My son is quite “boy-ish” in a stereotypical way, going through a phase, so I know he won’t respond to books that are seemingly too babyish or in his eyes “girl’s” books (butterflies etc)! He enjoys science and this worked well explaining body stuff!

Look at the Winston’s wish or child bereavement network resources, they should have a range of resources

According to the reviews this is a Christian themed book.

What do you mean by a s scientific book, OP? I doubt you will find a book for a six year old explaining the detail of how the body dies? That could be quite frightening for a child. Books at this age are about managing the emotions the left behind feel when someone dies.

Or there is nature cycle of life stuff, but that does not deal with human death really.

What exactly are you looking for in a book and why?

Michael Rosen's The Sad Book is an excellent book about losing someone. It isn't religious and it doesn't dress things up in euphemism.

Or are you looking for a more factual book about death? I'm not sure I've ever seen one like that.

‘Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between’ by Brian Mellonie and Robert Ingpen might be a good choice, clear and factual.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lifetimes+the+beautiful+way+to+explain+death+to+children&crid=3DC4NWL5JG5BV&sprefix=lifetimes%2Caps%2C146&ref=nb_sb_ss_mvt-t11-ranker_1_9

I second looking at resources for bereaved children/those with a terminally ill parent. The Fruitfly Collective do an excellent booklet about the facts of the dying process itself as well as what it means for someone/something to be dead. It's one of the resources I used when my kids' dad died—one child was more interested in the emotional side, but the other just wanted the facts, and Fruitfly was perfect for that.

All this girl/boy stereotyping could also be helped by reading some books!

You should tell him that butterflies aren't for girls. They're animals, living beings with a purpose. They're not 'for' either sex of human, they are there for themselves!

Oh for goodness sake. I’m not justifying it. I’m just saying that right now, this week, in his current phase, if he sees I’ve got him a book with a butterfly and a little girl on the front cover (as recommended upthread) he’ll immediately disengage - not saying that’s where I want him to be but that’s the reality of what I’m dealing with right now. Blame society!

Thank you this is helpful. And sorry for your / their loss.

For anyone stumbling across this thread looking for the same thing, I found this book (linked) which looks as if it’s got the no-nonsense, easy, scientific/ practical approach I’m looking for for my curious boy.

https://amzn.eu/d/h23QH78