Introduction

Choosing a Helper

Supply List

All Old Folks Are Not the Same

How Old Is Old?

Making Sense of Sensory Change

Changing Attitudes

My Thoughts and Feelings

Youth Reading List

References

Credits

Youth Reading List

Choose a book to read from the list that follows. Check with your leader to see if the books are available through your Extension office. They may also be available through your local library.

Grade  Book				 Author

PS-2 Just Grandpa and Me Mercer Mayer PS-3 How Old is Old? Ann Combs K-3 The Berenstain Bears and Stan Berenstain the Week and Grandma's K-3 The Wednesday Surprise Eve Bunting K-5 Happy Birthday, Grampie Susan Pearson K-5 How Does It Feel to be Old? Norma Farber 1-3 I Dance in My Red Pajamas Edith Thacher Hurd 1-4 When I Am Old with You Angela Johnson 1-4 Mrs. Katz and Tush Patricia Polacco 3-5 The Best Bad Thing Yoshiko Uchido 1-4 Through Grandpa's Eyes Patricia MacLachlin 3-5 Chin Chiang and the I.Wallace Dragon's Dance 5-7 Old John Peter Hartling 7-9 Dogsong Gary Paulsen 11+ To Hell with Dying Alice Walker

 

 

 


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