Over Land and Sea The Story of International Adoption

Driven by love, nourished by hope, and sustainedby faith, thousands of families travel over land and sea each year to adoptchildren internationally. This timeless multicultural story provides a uniqueopportunity for every reader to take part in an intimate family journey and towitness the shared joy of relatives and friends upon a ìhomecoming.îInspired by personal experience, Steven L. Layneísgentle verse combines with Jan Bowerís captivating oil portraits to create anexcellent story for reading aloud as well as a powerful remembrance for thosewho have traversed the miles and experienced the wonder of internationaladoption for themselves.About the IllustratorMrs. Bower is a portrait artist and a member of the American Societyof Portrait Artists and the Portrait Society of America. The mother of eleven,Mrs. Bower shares a studio with her husband and home-schools her children. Herwork has appeared in art shows, schools, and galleries throughout Michigan,where she lives.About the AuthorInternational adoptive parent StevenLayne is a faculty member in the Department of Education at Judson College inElgin, Illinois, where he teaches courses in literature and pedagogy. He alsoserves as a respected literacy consultant, motivational keynote speaker, andfeatured childrenís author both in and outside of the United States. He is alsothe author of several other award-winning books: The Teachersí NightBefore Christmas , a 2002 InternationalReading Association/Childrenís Book Council Childrenís Choices selection;My Brother Danís Delicious , a 2004International Reading Association/Childrenís Book Council Childrenís Choicesselection; This Side of Paradise ,winner of the Hal Clement Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and anInternational Reading Association Young Adultsí Choices selection. He is alsothe author of Verses for Dadís Heart, The Principalís Night BeforeChristmas , Thomasís Sheep and theSpectacular Science Project , andThomasís Sheep and the Great Geography Test .Layne, Steven L. is the author of 'Over Land and Sea The Story of International Adoption', published 2005 under ISBN 9781589801820 and ISBN 1589801822.