3. Open Adoption Papers Provide » Original birth certificate » Family background » Medical history in the family and of the child » Information about birth parents

4. Closed Adoption Papers Provide » Birth parents can be anonymous » No contact with the birth parents, the child and vise versa » Very limited health and family information

5. Why adoption papers should be open » Emotional effects (sadness, depression) » Health Concerns (certain medical conditions) » Right of the child (the child had the right to know their history)

7. » Talk to mentor about product ideas » Went to store to get materials (crayons, markers, paper) » Looked at some adoption books online » Brain storm ideas » Talked to mentor about his adoption experience

8. » Writing the book » Dedication page » Prologue » Illustrations » Edit story » Write final copy of story » Putting the book together in power point

9. » Mr. Peake » Brainstorming » How to create the book » Helped me understand how the adoption process might be for a kid. » Eager to help and to create the story.

10. » I would have made the story first » Then illustration and research » Take pictures as I go » Getting the pictures onto power point » I’ve made a story that people seem to like and enjoy » Great reviews on the book » My hard work is shown in the book

11. » Procrastination can set your goals back » A big project has to be broken down into steps » Writing a children’s book is not easy » Coloring illustrations can take a long time if has a lot of detail

12. Do you have any questions?