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More copies of this ISBN:The White Swan Express: A Story about Adoptionby Jean Davies Okimoto
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This lovely story of people who travel to China to be united with their daughters describes the adoption process step by step and the anxiety, suspense, and delight of becoming a family. As the moon shines on four baby girls, fast asleep in an orphanage, the sun rises over four homes in North America as the people who live there get ready to start a long, exciting journey. Full-color illustrations. Review:"[The] text is lively and inclusive, at times poetic, but it is the illustrator, Meilo So, who transforms their story and opens it to a much wider audience. As in her previous books, her bright illustrations heighten the sense of windblown exhilaration." Lucinda Franks, New York Times Review:"Effervescent watercolors . . . a must buy for all libraries and a lovely gift for new families of all stripes." Review:"This heartwarming story [is] a complement to the study of China as well as a good book to explain adoption." Review:"A purposeful, successful picture book. . . emotionally involving enough for any group interested in understanding the different ways families grow." About the AuthorJean Davies Okimoto, daughter of an adoptee, is the author of numerous numerous well-regarded books for children. She is a psychotherapist and lives in Seattle, Washington.Dr. Elaine M. Aoki is director of the Lower School at the Bush School in Seattle. She is editor of KALEIDOSCOPE, the NCTE Review of Multicultural Literature, and a judge for the Orbis Pictus Award. She and her husband are the adoptive parents of a dautghter from China.Meilo So has illustrated several books, including Judy Sierra's Tasty Baby Belly Buttons and The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (both Knopf). She was born in Hong Kong and lives with her husband and their daughter in the Shetland Islands, U.K. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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