Family Matters

Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature; Ruth Lyn Meese; Libraries Unlimited; Book Code: TIP8782; ISBN: 1-59158-782-4

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-782-8

Published: 11/19/2009

Pages: 147

Media Type: Paperback

Availablity: In Stock; List Price: $35.00; add to cart

To help librarians and teachers gain a deeper understanding of this sensitive subject, Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature takes a close look at 115 works of children's literature that have themes related to adoption and foster care, including many that have received the Newberry Award, Caldecott Award, or other prestigious honors from the American Library Association.

Family Matters is not just a digest of titles. It is an expert resource for addressing adoption and foster care in the classroom, both as a literary subject and as a personal issue with students. The book opens with an historical overview of adoption and foster care, then reviews level-appropriate titles by age group—K-grade 2, grades 3-5, and grades 6-8. Coverage includes discussions of the impact of adoption and foster care on normal development, as well as suggestions for safe language to use in the classroom, and fun, effective activities for each title.

Title Features:
• Includes 115 reviews of works of children's literature having themes related to adoption and foster care, grouped by grade levels K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 and including suggestions and comments for each
• Offers an overview with historic and contemporary perspectives on the issue of adoption
• Provides bibliographic listings of supporting works related to adoption and foster care as a literary theme and a classroom issue
• Presents an appendix listing additional works of children's literature on adoption and foster care grouped by grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8

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