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Far Away from the Tigers
Jane Katch
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Description for Far Away from the Tigers
Hardcover. Explores author's misunderstandings and mistakes as she struggles to help the children adjust to school. This title is a gift for parents, teachers, and those who care for children growing up in a new home. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 331.
Over the past three decades, over a quarter of a million children have become citizens of the United States through international adoption. Kindergarten teacher Jane Katch recently found herself with three such children in her class: Katya, Jasper, and Caleb. Born in Russia, Cambodia, and Romania, respectively, each child had spent early years in an orphanage, and each had unique educational and emotional needs. How Katch came to recognize and respond to those needs makes up the journey of discovery in this moving and insightful book. Interspersing vignettes from the classroom and conversations with the children's parents, "Far Away from ... Read more
Over the past three decades, over a quarter of a million children have become citizens of the United States through international adoption. Kindergarten teacher Jane Katch recently found herself with three such children in her class: Katya, Jasper, and Caleb. Born in Russia, Cambodia, and Romania, respectively, each child had spent early years in an orphanage, and each had unique educational and emotional needs. How Katch came to recognize and respond to those needs makes up the journey of discovery in this moving and insightful book. Interspersing vignettes from the classroom and conversations with the children's parents, "Far Away from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226425788
SKU
V9780226425788
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jane Katch
Jane Katch teaches at the Touchstone Community School in Massachusetts. She is the authors of They Don't Like Me: Lessons on Bullying and Teasing from a Preschool Classroom and Under Deadman's Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children's Violent Play.
Reviews for Far Away from the Tigers
"This is an important, moving, and beautiful book that shows all of us a unique and powerful method to facilitate young children's self-discovery and growth. Jane Katch writes with a spare, pure poetry as she tells the delightful, hilarious, and at times terribly sad stories of the adopted children in her class, moving us through a range of emotions and ... Read more