Family MattersAuthor :
Paperback
Published : Sunday 1 November 2009
Description
This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster careâ?"both as themes in children's literature and as issues affecting many students. 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 groupâ?"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. 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 eachOffers an overview with historic and contemporary perspectives on the issue of adoptionProvides bibliographic listings of supporting works related to adoption and foster care as a literary theme and a classroom issuePresents 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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