Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children
Illustrator
Margo Lemieux
Publisher
Magination Pr
Publication Year
1991
ISBN
9780945354277
Pages
32 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
This story for adopted and foster children describes the adventures of Zachary the kitten, who is taken from his mother's house when she is unable to take care of him. It follows Zachary as he goes into foster care, his adoption by a family of geese, and his feelings of shame, anger and hurt.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; Foster care; foster child; adopted child; adoptive family
Main Character
cat
Race/Ethnicities
Cat / Goose
Family Formation
adoptive parents
Keywords
animals; shame; hurt; anger; kitten; geese
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bloomquist, Geraldine M. and Bloomquist, Paul B., "Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted Children" (1991). Diverse Families. 666.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/666