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The Funeral, Hardback Book

The Funeral Hardback

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A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's BookNew York Public Library Best Books for KidsEzra Jack Keats Award Honor WinnerNorma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad.

She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before.

While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing - Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming story will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who have gone before us. Key Text Featuresspeech bubblesCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

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