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2018
Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Wilcox, Merrie-Ellen, author
After life : ways we think about death / Merrie-Ellen Wilcox.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
isbn 978-1-4598-1388-5
(hardcover).—
isbn 978-1-4598-1390-8 (pdf).
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isbn 978-1-4598-1391-5 (epub)
1
. Death—Juvenile literature.
2
. Funeral rites and
ceremonies—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
gt3150 w543 2018
j
393 c2017-907913-1
c2017-907914-x
First published in the United States,
2018
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018933700
Summary:
This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines the history,
beliefs and customs surrounding death in cultures around the world.
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