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GLossarY

abuelo: the Spanish word for “grandfather”

adopted: chosen to be part of a family and legally made part of that family

aunt: your father’s or mother’s sister, or the female partner of an aunt or uncle

cousin: your aunt’s or uncle’s child

divorced: not married anymore, after a couple officially ends a marriage

LeArN More

Krekelberg, Alyssa. Helping Friends and Family: Taking Care of Others. Mankato,
MN: Child’s World, 2020.

Miller, Marie-Therese. Families Like Mine. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2021.

Murray, Julie. My Adoptive Family. Minneapolis: Abdo Kids, 2020.

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abuelo, 8 divorced, 12 grandparents, 14
adopted, 17
family, 6, 17 love, 11, 16
baby, 4, 20

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