We are Adopted
Illustrator
Rosa Maria Curto
Publisher
Barron's
Publication Year
1993
ISBN
9780764137877
Pages
35 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
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.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adopted baby; adoptive parents; international adoption
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White (Russian American)
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
siblings; airport; brother; Russia; picnic; birth countries; identity
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Moore-Mallinos, Jennifer, "We are Adopted" (1993). Diverse Families. 813.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/813