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definitely dated. focused on open adoption by two parents. addresses common question for adoptees. may use and write our story over it....
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Did My First Mother Love Me? A Story for an Adopted Child
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When young Morgan asks, "Did my first mother love me?" her adoptive mother reads her a letter written by Morgan’s birth mother. This birth mother’s love, concern, and caring for her child come through loud and clear as she explains the kind of life she wants for her child. Sadly, she explains, she cannot provide that life for her child, so she has given her a different set of parents. “My dearest child, to your parents I have given the precious gift of you,” she writes. A reassuring story, this book can be adapted to the reader’s family situation.
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1994
This edition
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48 pages, Paperback
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December 1, 1994 by Morning Glory Press
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9780930934842
- ASIN
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0930934849
- Language
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English
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Morgan is a little girl who knows she is adopted. She asks her mom if her 'first mother' loved her. When her mother answers in the affirmative, Morgan asks to be read a letter her birth mother wrote to her.
Through the words of a young pregnant woman, the reader learns of the day Morgan's birth mother realized she was going to have a baby; how she felt the baby moving inside her and the difficult decision to find a family who could love and care for her. Morgan realizes she is loved by her adoptive family and her first mother.
With gentle words and black and white pencil artwork, Did My First Mother Love Me is a story that is simple but one that conveys the love that often goes into making the decision to release a child for adoption. While one book and one discussion will not make an adopted child stop wondering and asking questions, this book will make the discussions easier.
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Through the words of a young pregnant woman, the reader learns of the day Morgan's birth mother realized she was going to have a baby; how she felt the baby moving inside her and the difficult decision to find a family who could love and care for her. Morgan realizes she is loved by her adoptive family and her first mother.
With gentle words and black and white pencil artwork, Did My First Mother Love Me is a story that is simple but one that conveys the love that often goes into making the decision to release a child for adoption. While one book and one discussion will not make an adopted child stop wondering and asking questions, this book will make the discussions easier.
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In this book, the girl asks her (adoptive) mother, "Did my first mother love me?" The mother answers by reading a letter written by the birth mother. This simple but loving book allows adopted children to see how they could be loved by two mothers. This is very domestic adoption specific, but could be used to discuss an international adoption as well.
The downside is that it does not cover any specific negative scenarios that are very likely to occur in adoptions. It poses a very basic adoption scenario where the birth mother made a loving choice and adoption plan. Unfortunately, this may not match the reality of a child's adoption story. An adoptive parent can at least use this book as a starting point for their discussion with their child.
The downside is that it does not cover any specific negative scenarios that are very likely to occur in adoptions. It poses a very basic adoption scenario where the birth mother made a loving choice and adoption plan. Unfortunately, this may not match the reality of a child's adoption story. An adoptive parent can at least use this book as a starting point for their discussion with their child.
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A story written about a girl who wants to know if her birth mother loved her. Good for talking about family dynamics and adoption. Also, the story was written as a letter from the birthmother to the baby. I think this is an interesting technique that my students may use during writing.
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Mostly the whole text of the story comes from a letter written to the girl who has been adopted from her birth mother. It reassures the girl that she was loved by her first mother and shows some of the birth mother's experience in choosing adoption. It is not quite as detailed as The Mulberry Bird making this appropriate for younger children to early elementary age.
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Summary: Morgan knows that she is adopted and that her parents love her, but she wonders if her first mother loved her. Her adopted mother reads the letter that Morgan's birth mother wrote her. It describes how much she loved Morgan and all the things she wished for her child. Unfortunately, the birth mother could provide those things, but she still loves Morgan very much.
Uses: recommend to a parent if you see a child struggle with the issue
Literary Devices: repetition, varying voices, simile
Social issues: adoption
Other: This text was written to help parents talk about the issue with their children. Suggest to parents before giving it to a student.
Uses: recommend to a parent if you see a child struggle with the issue
Literary Devices: repetition, varying voices, simile
Social issues: adoption
Other: This text was written to help parents talk about the issue with their children. Suggest to parents before giving it to a student.
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This is written from a First Mother (Birth Mother) to her child she placed for adoption. I loved the way it affirmed that she loved her child but wanted her child to have a different life than she could offer. This book validates First/Birth Mothers and depicts her has a champion for her child while showing some of the various emotions she feels during her pregnancy and at the thought of not being the one to raise her daughter.
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This is a great book to have in your classroom library. Students who are adopted will be able to relate to the book. It reassures students who have been adopted that they are loved. The book also shows a different type of family and that not all families have to look a certain way.
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