Last Airlift
Title | Last Airlift PDF eBook |
Author | Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch |
Publisher | Pajama Press Inc. |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2011-11-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 098694954X |
Recounts the story of Tuyet Son Thi Ahn, a girl from a Saigon orphanage who is airlifted out of Saigon in spring of 1975, and finally adopted by a Canadian family.
The Orphan Rescue
Title | The Orphan Rescue PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Dublin |
Publisher | Second Story Press |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 2010-09-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1926920104 |
The Orphan Rescue is inspired by a story from author Anne Dublin's own family history. Set during the spring of 1937 in the small city of Sosnowiec, Poland, it is the story of twelve-year-old Miriam and her younger brother, David. They live with their grandparents, having lost their own parents to illness and poverty. The family does not have much -- they live together in one room behind the grandfather's shop and often there isn't enough food for the four of them -- but they have each other. Miriam is devastated when her grandparents tell her that they can no longer survive as a family, and that the only solution is for David to go to an orphanage. Leaving her young brother behind with strangers breaks her heart, and Miriam decides to rescue him. When Miriam learns that David is being forced to work in a factory by the unscrupulous orphanage director, she realizes that rescuing him may prove difficult. The Orphan Rescue is a historical novel that resonates with the ongoing tragedy of child poverty and the exploitation of children around the world. It also offers a window onto the history of Jews in Europe pre-Holocaust. All of this in an accessible, entertaining story for young readers.
The Child Catchers
Title | The Child Catchers PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Joyce |
Publisher | Public Affairs |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2013-04-23 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1586489429 |
Adoption has long been enmeshed in the politics of abortion. But as award-winning journalist Joyce makes clear, adoption has lately become entangled in the conservative Christian agenda.
Adoptionland
Title | Adoptionland PDF eBook |
Author | Janine Myung Ja |
Publisher | Against Child Trafficking USA |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2014-07-21 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
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Ever wondered what it's like to be adopted? This anthology begins with personal accounts and then shifts to a bird's eye view on adoption from domestic, intercountry and transracial adoptees who are now adoptee rights activists. Along with adopted people, this collection also includes the voices of mothers and a father from the Baby Scoop Era, a modern-day mother who almost lost her child to adoption, and ends with the experience of an adoption investigator from Against Child Trafficking. These stories are usually abandoned by the very industry that professes to work for the "best interest of children," "child protection," and for families. However, according to adopted people who were scattered across nations as children, these represent typical human rights issues that have been ignored for too long. For many years, adopted people have just dealt with such matters alone, not knowing that all of us—as a community—have a great deal in common.
Tiny But Mighty
Title | Tiny But Mighty PDF eBook |
Author | Hannah Shaw |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2019-08-06 |
Genre | Pets |
ISBN | 1524744069 |
*A New York Times Bestseller* #1 National Bestseller Indie Bestseller From Kitten Lady, the professional kitten rescuer, humane educator, animal advocate, and owner of the popular Instagram @kittenxlady comes the definitive book on saving the most vulnerable—and adorable—feline population: newborn kittens. Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated her life to saving the tiniest felines, but one doesn't have to be a professional kitten rescuer to change—and save—lives. In Tiny but Mighty, Hannah not only outlines the dangers newborn kittens face and how she combats them, but how you can help every step of the way, from fighting feline overpopulation on the streets to fostering unweaned kittens, from combating illness to combating compassion fatigue, from finding a vet to finding the purrfect forever home. Filled with information on animal welfare, instructional guides, and personal rescue stories of kittens like Chloe, Tidbit, Hank, and Badger—not to mention hundreds of adorable kitten photos—Tiny but Mighty is the must-have kitten book for cat lovers, current-and-future rescuers, foster parents, activists, and advocates.
Rescue Pup
Title | Rescue Pup PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Little |
Publisher | Orca Book Publishers |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 2004-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 155143458X |
Shakespeare is a Seeing Eye puppy. But before the time comes for him to train with a blind person, he must spend six months with a girl who has never learned to love. He does all he can to teach her, but the job places him in some dangerous situations and by the end of the story he has earned the title Rescue Pup. Rescue Pup is the first of two books in a series. Book two is Forward, Shakespeare!
Orca Rescue!
Title | Orca Rescue! PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Sandstrom |
Publisher | Kids Can Press Ltd |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2021-10-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1525309420 |
A captivating first-person story of a real-life orca rescue! When a young orca was spotted alone in Puget Sound, no one knew where she’d come from, but they knew it was dangerous for her to be left there alone. Scientists and researchers from two countries had to work together to determine where the orca came from, and then to decide how to save her. The riveting story is told by Donna Sandstrom, a citizen volunteer with the rescue effort. From identifying the orca as a missing calf named Springer, to transporting her to the north end of Vancouver Island, where she was reunited with her family, this book gives readers behind-the-scenes details on the only successful orca rescue and reunion ever! Kids will be thrilled to be part of the mission, when a little lost orca is brought home!