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"Poetry and informational text showcase the work of community animal shelters. Ten different fictional animals represent the millions of pets brought to shelters every day. Suggestions on animal adoption, including how to prepare and appropriate pet selection, are included, along with resources list"--
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This title examines how international adoption affects individuals and society, investigates how people are working to improve international adoption policies and regulations, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
10) Being adopted
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Several young children recount their experiences as adopted members of their families.
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"Pet adoption is a way to provide a safe, loving home to a pet who really needs one. If you don' know much about it, no worries--we'll tell you everything you need to know! This book covers what pet adoption is, what the process looks like, tips for helping your new friend adjust, and the immense joy your new pet will bring"--Back cover.
17) Love rules
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Based on actual events, this heartwarming story of adoption and love follows a little boy named Michael, who, after coming to live with Andrea and David, gets a surprise bigger than he could have ever dreamed.
19) We are adopted
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An adopted girl welcomes her baby brother whom her parents have also adopted from Russia, and she describes the reasons for adoption, what life is like as an adopted child, and her interactions with other adopted children.
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"This is the story of 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden. Born with spina bifida in Russia, Tatyana was raised in an orphanage where she walked on her hands for the first six years of her life. In 1994, she was adopted and moved to the United States, where she started racing and breaking records; and is now considered the best female wheelchair racer of all time, and the fastest woman on Earth." --