Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature

This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster care?both as themes in children's literature and as issues affecting many students.

• 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