Made in China: A Story of Adoption
Illustrator
Kristin Blackwood
Publisher
VanitaBooks
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780980016239
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Made in China tells the story of a girl adopted into an American family and the problems she encounters with her older sister. With help from her father, the adopted sister learns the value of her Chinese beginnings. Later the girls accept their differences and embrace the joy that comes from a loving family.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive family; adoptive sister; international adoption; interracial family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
sisters; stories in rhyme; cleaning; made in China; broom; dolls; older sister
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Oelschlager, Vanita, "Made in China: A Story of Adoption" (2008). Diverse Families. 279.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/279