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This is a sweet children’s book showing the love one has as they [[adopt]] a child internationally. The beautiful pictures illustrate activities one does as a family and of many different cultures. | This is a sweet children’s book showing the love one has as they [[adopt]] a child internationally. The beautiful pictures illustrate activities one does as a family and of many different cultures. | ||
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This book would be great to read to toddlers and children in an early elementary age. Here are some suggestions of activities you can do along with the book. | This book would be great to read to toddlers and children in an early elementary age. Here are some suggestions of activities you can do along with the book. | ||
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| − | When teaching children about new things it’s important to listen to their questions and answer them the best way possible. While reading this book be open to questions your child asks and answer them honestly. If you don’t know how to answer them it’s okay to say that you don’t know the answer. Here is a link to parenting articles for toddlers and preschooler ages in the wiki: [[Adoption Parenting: Toddler]] and [[Adoption Parenting: Preschool]]. | + | When teaching children about new things it’s important to listen to their questions and answer them the best way possible. While reading this book, be open to questions your child asks and answer them honestly. If you don’t know how to answer them it’s okay to say that you don’t know the answer. Here is a link to parenting articles for toddlers and preschooler ages in the wiki: [[Adoption Parenting: Toddler]] and [[Adoption Parenting: Preschool]]. |
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Revision as of 18:32, 10 June 2015
Over Land and Sea: A Story of International Adoption was written by Steven L. Layne and illustrated by Jan Bower
Categories: Juvenile
Ages: 1-up
Synopsis
This story talks to the reader from two parents' perspective. They tell of their journey of adopting internationally. Telling their child the love that they have for them. It shares the adventures of everyday life and how you are a forever family. Through faith and love, both the child and the parents lives are changed forever.
Review
This is a sweet children’s book showing the love one has as they adopt a child internationally. The beautiful pictures illustrate activities one does as a family and of many different cultures.
Activities
This book would be great to read to toddlers and children in an early elementary age. Here are some suggestions of activities you can do along with the book.
Read this book with your child before they go to bed.
Learn about a culture of another country.
Cut out hearts and decorate the doors in your house with them.
Learn about countries around the world and make a giant globe. Then have a show-and-tell with family to share what you and your child learned about the different countries.
Discussion
When teaching children about new things it’s important to listen to their questions and answer them the best way possible. While reading this book, be open to questions your child asks and answer them honestly. If you don’t know how to answer them it’s okay to say that you don’t know the answer. Here is a link to parenting articles for toddlers and preschooler ages in the wiki: Adoption Parenting: Toddler and Adoption Parenting: Preschool.
References
This link will guide you to the Adoption Parenting: Toddler page for further information on raising children in this age group. [[1]]
This link will guide you to the Adoption Parenting: Preschool page for further information on raising children in this age group. [[2]]