Over Land and Sea

CHOSEN AS ONE OF LEARNING MAGAZINE'S BOOKS FOR SPECIAL KIDS FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2006 Driven by love, nourished by hope, and sustained by faith, thousands of families travel over land and sea each year to adopt children internationally. This timeless multicultural story provides a unique opportunity for every reader to take part in an intimate family journey and to witness the shared joy of relatives and friends upon a "homecoming." This book will appeal to adoptive families and non-adoptive families alike, with its celebration of family and the enchantment that accompanies the welcoming of new family members. A diversity of children's faces are visible with every turned page, offering lessons in how we are more alike than different in our daily rituals: naps, baths, peek-a-boo, and playing are activities that transcend geographical and cultural boundaries. Inspired by personal experience, Steven L. Layne's gentle verse combines with Jan Bower's captivating oil portraits to create an excellent story for reading aloud as well as a powerful remembrance for those who have traversed the miles and experienced the wonder of international adoption for themselves.