Hightower, James E., Jr., ed. Caring for People from Birth to Death. NY: Haworth,
             1999. 204 pp.
            
            
             A BOOK REVIEW
            
             Compact, easy to read and easy to digest are just a few words that describe this work by Dr. Hightower. The author takes a very complex subject and breaks it down into digestible pieces. I have found educators to be among the worst at telling someone else how to do something. Hightower takes this subject of caring for people and puts into a readable format. Theories are eluded to but not dwelled upon. He divides his book into sections that can be read as needed for a particular group i.e., Preschool years early school years etc. He takes the ideas and writings of professional care-givers and psychologists and offers them in an almost buffet style. This allows the reader to pick what he needs. I found the annotated bibliography at the end of each chapter to be helpful in identifying other sources of more information. The first six chapters dealt with the various stages of human psychological development. While this was extremely interesting and helpful, I found that section of the chapter that dealt with spiritual growth in each developmental stage to be the most helpful. The holistic approach to caring (final chapter) summed up the other chapters and was a fitting conclusion to well researched presentation for pastoral care.
            
             Cos H. Davis, the primary contributor for The Preschool years (Chapter 1) tackled some very broad and deep issues concerning the understanding of preschoolers, ages to five years. He looked at their needs, how they think and their developmental tasks. How to introduce preschoolers to God was the important part of this chapter. I have always believed that a preschooler could learn about God, but I did not know how to teach them about God. As the youth minister for my church, knowing this or being exposed to it is extremely helpful There are not any school trained members on the ...