The Adventure Begins
First Day at Detinu International School
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Book Details
About the Book
Third-Culture Kids Unite! Children love to read books about kids like themselves. The Adventure Begins is the first picture book written especially for elementary-aged Third-Culture Kids.
This book chronicles the ups and downs of living life overseas as a young global nomad. From transition issues such as moving to a new country, making friends, attending an international school, coping with change, and saying goodbye, The Adventure Begins allows littler TCKs to finally have their own voice in the experience of living "among worlds."
In recent years, many parents and caregivers of TCKs have accessed books about the repatriation process. Little emphasis however has been placed on the experience of actually living as a young Third-Culture Kid. With an introductory letter to the reader describing the ways TCKs are connected, and a closing letter considering how this unique group could change the world, The Adventure Begins allows for new dialogue about what it means to be a TCK.
Welcoming students, parents, and educators into the lives of young Third Culture Kids, The Adventure Begins is the first book in the Detinu International School series aimed at connecting TCKs around the world.
About the Author
Jen Munnerlyn is an adult TCK, the mother of one, and the teacher of many. She currently teaches first grade at Shanghai American School. Recognizing the need for picture books about the experience of being a TCK, Jen wrote The Adventure Begins, and other books in the Detinu International School series to help connect little Third-Culture Kids everywhere to kids just like themselves.