All Families Are Special Juvenile Fiction Action & Adventure Social Themes - Friendship Family - Multigenerational Yet studies show that mindfulness

Yet studies show that mindfulness

mixed-media illustrations visually emphasize difference as a means of connection

It's a sunny spring day

utterly transporting story describing the gentle power of precious transmitted memory and the wistfulness of immigrants

But Mari quickly realizes that she’s out of place compared to the three other trainees—and one girl

All Families Are Special Juvenile Fiction Action & Adventure Social Themes - Friendship Family - Multigenerational Yet studies show that mindfulnessWinner of a Parent's Guide Children's Media Award No two families are the same, but every family is special. When Mrs. Mack says she will soon be a grandmother, her students realize that teachers have families just like they do! Suddenly everyone in the class wants to share information about his or her own unique family. Sarah tells of flying to China with her parents where they adopted her sister, Rachel. Christopher tells about his parents' divorce.