AMERICA'S CHILDREN:
PROBLEMS AND PROMISES
Birth and Adoption
A Series of Websites dedicated to the many stresses our children face.
These websites developed and maintained by
Click on the topics in table for bibliographies of children's books, links to Internet sites, and professional resources for working with children.
Birth/Adoption
How You Were
Born
by Joanna Cole, Margaret Miller
(Photographer)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 48 pages Revised
edition (May 1994)
Mulberry Books; ISBN: 068812061X
Adopted
and Loved Forever
by Annetta E. Dellinger, Patricia Mattozzi
(Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 22 pages (June
1987)
Concordia Pub House; ISBN: 0570041678
Adoption
Stories for Young Children
by Randall B. Hicks, William H. Rockey
(Photographer)
Paperback - 1 pages (September
1995)
Wordslinger Pr; ISBN: 0963163825
Our
Baby : A Birth and Adoption Story
by Janice Koch, Pat Goldberg
(Illustrator), Patricia J. Goldberg (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages
4-8
Hardcover - 28 pages Revised edition (June 1985)
Perspectives
Press; ISBN: 0960950435
The Day We Met
You (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Phoebe Koehler
Reading
level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (May 1997)
Aladdin
Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689809646
Beginnings :
How Families Come to Be
by Stacey Schuett (Illustrator), Virginia
L. Kroll
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 1
pages (March 1994)
Concept Books; ISBN: 0807506028
'Why Was I
Adopted?'
by Carole Livingston, Arthur Robins
(Illustrator)
Paperback Reprint edition (April 1986)
Lyle
Stuart; ISBN: 0818404000
Happy Adoption
Day
by John McCutcheon, Julie Paschkis
(Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages
(September 1996)
Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd); ISBN:
0316554553
Did My
First Mother Love Me? : A Story for an Adopted Child
by Kathryn Ann
Miller, Jami Moffett (Illustrator), Kathryn M. Miller, Jamie Moffett
(Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 47 pages (August
1994)
Morning Glory Pr; ISBN: 0930934849
How Was I
Born?
by Lennart Nilsson, Lena Katarina Swanberg
(Contributor)
Paperback (December 1996)
Bantam Doubleday Dell
Pub (Trd Pap); ISBN: 0440507677
Families
Are Different
by Nina Pellegrini
Reading level: Ages
4-8
School & Library Binding - 1 pages (September 1991)
Holiday
House; ISBN: 0823408876
Twice-Upon-A-Time
: Born and Adopted
by Eleanora Patterson
Paperback
(February 1988)
Ep Pr; ISBN: 0960743219
Let's Talk
About It : Adoption
by Fred Rogers, Jim Judkis
(Photographer)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reissue
edition (March 1998)
Paper Star; ISBN: 0698116259
You
Were Born on Your Very First Birthday
by Linda Walvoord Girard,
Christa Kieffer (Photographer)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover -
32 pages (September 1987)
Albert Whitman & Company; ISBN:
0807594555
Real
Sisters
by Susan Wright, Bo-Kim Louie
(Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback (April
1995)
Gynergy Books/Ragweed Pr; ISBN: 092155642X
Professional Resources Relating to Birth and Adoption
All
About Me: Adopted and Special; An Interactive Tool for Parents and
Children
by Lynn Burwash, Cie McMullin
Spiral-bound - 11
pages (June 22, 1998)
Lynn Burwash & Cie McMullin; ISBN:
0966885805
May the Circle
Be Unbroken : An Intimate Journey into the Heart of
Adoption
by
Lynn C. Franklin, Elizabeth Ferber (Contributor)
Hardcover - 288 pages
1 edition (November 1998)
Harmony Books; ISBN: 0517707551
Facilitating Developmental Attachment : The Road to Emotional Recovery and
Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children
by Daniel A.
Hughes
Hardcover - 272 pages (June 1997)
Jason Aronson; ISBN:
0765700387
Twice
Born : Memoirs of an Adopted Daughter
by Betty Jean
Lifton
Paperback - 288 pages (May 1998)
Griffin Trade
Paperback; ISBN: 0312187661
The
Family of Adoption
by Joyce Maguire Pavao
Hardcover - 256
pages (August 1998)
Beacon Pr; ISBN: 0807028002
Raising
Adopted Children : Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive
Parent
by Lois Ruskai Melina
Paperback - 288 pages Revised
edition (August 1998)
Harperperennial Library; ISBN:
0060957174
The
Adoption Reader : Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers, and Adopted Daughters Tell
Their Stories
by Susan Wadia-Ells (Editor)
Paperback - 285
pages (October 1995)
Seal Pr Feminist Pub; ISBN: 1878067656
Internet Resources Relating to Birth and Adoption
http://www.adopt-net.net/
Welcome
to Adoption Net!
Whether you are a birth parent considering adoption, or a
family who is trying to adopt, please take a
few minutes to look at Adoption
Net. Our goal is to provide a meeting place for birth parents and couples
and
to provide links to other adoption-related sites on the Internet.
http://www.adoptionsearch.com/
Adoption
Search: The world's first adoption-focused search engine.
http://www.parentsplace.com/
ParentsPlace.com
- From pregnancy and baby to parenting parents -- chat rooms
bulletin boards
pregnancy stories. The first parenting community on the web. Created by
two stay at home parents who believe parents are the best resource for other
parents.
http://pregnancy.miningco.com/mbody.htm?PID=2803&COB=home
Robin
Elise Weiss - your About.com Guide to:
Pregnancy/Birth
http://www.multibirth.com/
Multiple
Birth Resources LLC (MBR) -
http://www.abcparenting.com/index.cfm?cat=127
Covering
birth control, adoption, fertility/infertility articles and website
reviews.
see related:Top Society Issues Family_Planning.
http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa061499.htm?rf=dp&COB=home&TMog=12084977521534&Mint=20086056310735
Nancy
S Stanfield - your About.com Guide to: Adoption - Resources for
Professionals
http://www.cradle.org/BP/step.html
Steps
to Adoption. Our mission is to benefit children... by providing education,
guidance and life-long support on parenting
choices. Our commitment is to
serve as a partner in creating and sustaining nurturing families.
http://www.birthpsychology.com/birthscene/adoption.html
Newborn
Adoption: The Lifelong Psychological Matrix Column Editor, Marcy L.
Axness
The author of this site does not endorse any links listed above. These links represent a search of the Internet and are included to facilitate teachers and parents interested in stressors that affect children. If you find objectionable materials on any of these sites, please notify the author of this site. Thank you.
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