Over Land and Sea: A Story of International Adoption

by Steven L. Layne

Book Overview

CHOSEN AS ONE OF LEARNING MAGAZINE'S BOOKS FOR SPECIAL KIDS
FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2006

Driven by love, nourished by hope, and sustained by faith, thousands of families travel over land and sea each year to adopt children internationally. This timeless multicultural story provides a unique opportunity for every reader to take part in an intimate family journey and to witness the shared joy of relatives and friends upon a "homecoming."

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589801822
• ISBN13: 9781589801820
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

One of the best International Adoption books !!!

I have a daughter who we adopted Internationally and while building a home library I have purchased many adoption books. This I believe is one of the best ones I have read / owned. What I like about this book is it could be used for any child adopted Internationally since it has children from infants, toddlers and children even older. Each photo looks like it was perhaps taken from a someone's life book or a favorite parents or child's photo. It also has a page that looks like it could be China, or Vietnam and one of the former USSR / Russia, and children that could be from Africa, Asia or Russia. The book starts simply with " Everything in life has a begining. Fragrant flowers begin as seeds. So do fresh fruit and towering trees.Your family began with a seed, too. A seed of love planted and nutured in the hearts of two people - your mom and dad!" Your Mom & Dad speaks of your adoptive parents, and only at the end of the book speaks of your birth parents. The book talks about the welcoming home party, the family & friends who came to meet you for the 1st time, of course proud grandparents,the every day things like books, blankets, dinner time, your changing table, baby games, playing in the park with on a sunny day( which is also great for getting rid of jet-lag and adjusting to being back home;) the naps that EVERYONE in the family took! The ending of the book is really nice too! " At night, in the quiet, Mom & Dad carried you off to a bed all your own. They tucked you in safe & snug, and then they prayed for your safety,for your health, and for your future. They gave thanks, too, for the unselfish love that.... across the miles, over land and sea, changed their lives and yours....forever." I like very much that the author has 3 childeren who where adopted internationally, because they have taken the naps, had the jet-lag and know what we other Intl. adoptive parents have gone through, and the great joy of having a child to love and the thanks and prayers to the parents who gave us the greatest gift that they could not keep.