Mike is unsettled. He knows that something odd is happening at home because his parents are whispering all the time. But, being a detective, Mike is quickly on the case. He enlists his friend Ikem to help him get to the bottom of the mystery. Mike and his family are moving to another country, making him confused and fearful. What will happen to his toys, his room, his friends, his house? How will he learn to talk in a new language and how will he ever make new friends? As his mission gathers momentum, Mike and Ikem find the answers to his questions and solutions to his problems. One of the authors is a psychologist, both are experienced expatriates, parents, storytellers and interculturalists. The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad will allay the fears of every relocating family member as this sensitive story, written in words and terms that make sense to young children, shares rock solid strategies and advice that anyone will find easy to apply.
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Although many people won't remember their first day of school, somewhere in the depths of their minds they know it was terrifying.
Now imagine starting the first day of school again? Over and over again: but each time in a different country, and often in places where the local children don't speak your language.
Welcome to the life of a young expat...
The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad, helps parents with the difficult job of preparing youngsters for their new adventure, and considers the enormous emotional upheaval by telling a story through the eyes of a character children can relate to: Detective Mike.
Eight year old Mike is moving overseas with his family and has all the normal anxieties about leaving his home and friends behind, but after a chat with his Grandfather he decides to get one step ahead and investigate his soon-to-be new city with his friend, sister and a little help from modern technology.
Using the Internet, the inquisitive trio begin to discover things about their new home before they move, and even manage to make friends with their new classmates on Skype.
It wasn't that long ago that little thought was given to the long-term effects of uprooting children at such crucial stages in their development, but research now proves there is a need to adequately prepare youngsters for what can be an intensely distressing and unsettling experience.
Psychologist Simone T. Costa Eriksson and children's author Ana Serra have teamed up to create this delightful self-help book for children and parents and disguised it as a charmingly written story that will strike a chord and give reassurance to any child facing the daunting prospect of a new life abroad.
Now imagine starting the first day of school again? Over and over again: but each time in a different country, and often in places where the local children don't speak your language.
Welcome to the life of a young expat...
The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad, helps parents with the difficult job of preparing youngsters for their new adventure, and considers the enormous emotional upheaval by telling a story through the eyes of a character children can relate to: Detective Mike.
Eight year old Mike is moving overseas with his family and has all the normal anxieties about leaving his home and friends behind, but after a chat with his Grandfather he decides to get one step ahead and investigate his soon-to-be new city with his friend, sister and a little help from modern technology.
Using the Internet, the inquisitive trio begin to discover things about their new home before they move, and even manage to make friends with their new classmates on Skype.
It wasn't that long ago that little thought was given to the long-term effects of uprooting children at such crucial stages in their development, but research now proves there is a need to adequately prepare youngsters for what can be an intensely distressing and unsettling experience.
Psychologist Simone T. Costa Eriksson and children's author Ana Serra have teamed up to create this delightful self-help book for children and parents and disguised it as a charmingly written story that will strike a chord and give reassurance to any child facing the daunting prospect of a new life abroad.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't go wrong!
29 April 2011
By JSimens
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Format:Paperback
If the pictures don't hook you right away the information will.
This is the type of book that when I read it to the class, they ask "Do you have another one?" I work in a large international school and often leave this book in my waiting room on the coffeetable. Many parents thumb through it and then ask me if I will let them borrow it. I am lucky enough to tell them, "PLease go check it out from our library?" We liked it enough to buy a copy for both divisions in our school. All international schools or global families will want to know about 'this mission'.
It is often hard to know what a young child is feeling about a move so having a wonderful resource like this to draw on helps all the players involved (kids, parents, teachers, counselors).
Understanding the relocation process is more and more important as we get more and more global families.
This is the type of book that when I read it to the class, they ask "Do you have another one?" I work in a large international school and often leave this book in my waiting room on the coffeetable. Many parents thumb through it and then ask me if I will let them borrow it. I am lucky enough to tell them, "PLease go check it out from our library?" We liked it enough to buy a copy for both divisions in our school. All international schools or global families will want to know about 'this mission'.
It is often hard to know what a young child is feeling about a move so having a wonderful resource like this to draw on helps all the players involved (kids, parents, teachers, counselors).
Understanding the relocation process is more and more important as we get more and more global families.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A splendid book for young expats everywhere
4 Feb 2011
By Mrs Shelley Antscherl
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Although many people won't remember their first day of school, somewhere in the depths of their minds they know it was terrifying.
Now imagine starting the first day of school again? Over and over again: but each time in a different country, and often in places where the local children don't speak your language.
Welcome to the life of a young expat...
The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad, helps parents with the difficult job of preparing youngsters for their new adventure, and considers the enormous emotional upheaval by telling a story through the eyes of a character children can relate to: Detective Mike.
Eight year old Mike is moving overseas with his family and has all the normal anxieties about leaving his home and friends behind, but after a chat with his Grandfather he decides to get one step ahead and investigate his soon-to-be new city with his friend, sister and a little help from modern technology.
Using the Internet, the inquisitive trio begin to discover things about their new home before they move, and even manage to make friends with their new classmates on Skype.
It wasn't that long ago that little thought was given to the long-term effects of uprooting children at such crucial stages in their development, but research now proves there is a need to adequately prepare youngsters for what can be an intensely distressing and unsettling experience.
Psychologist Simone T. Costa Eriksson and children's author Ana Serra have teamed up to create this delightful self-help book for children and parents and disguised it as a charmingly written story that will strike a chord and give reassurance to any child facing the daunting prospect of a new life abroad.
Now imagine starting the first day of school again? Over and over again: but each time in a different country, and often in places where the local children don't speak your language.
Welcome to the life of a young expat...
The Mission of Detective Mike: Moving Abroad, helps parents with the difficult job of preparing youngsters for their new adventure, and considers the enormous emotional upheaval by telling a story through the eyes of a character children can relate to: Detective Mike.
Eight year old Mike is moving overseas with his family and has all the normal anxieties about leaving his home and friends behind, but after a chat with his Grandfather he decides to get one step ahead and investigate his soon-to-be new city with his friend, sister and a little help from modern technology.
Using the Internet, the inquisitive trio begin to discover things about their new home before they move, and even manage to make friends with their new classmates on Skype.
It wasn't that long ago that little thought was given to the long-term effects of uprooting children at such crucial stages in their development, but research now proves there is a need to adequately prepare youngsters for what can be an intensely distressing and unsettling experience.
Psychologist Simone T. Costa Eriksson and children's author Ana Serra have teamed up to create this delightful self-help book for children and parents and disguised it as a charmingly written story that will strike a chord and give reassurance to any child facing the daunting prospect of a new life abroad.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A useful book to prepare your next move abroad with your children
18 Dec 2012
By Veronique MP
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
That is the story of Mike. He has noticed his parents are whispering all the time. Understanding that something is going on, he decides to investigate. He finds out that his family is going to move abroad.
This story is probably your child's one. It is written from his point of view. In less than fifty pages, the authors ask all the questions a young child is going to ask after learning that s/he is going to move abroad. How is the country/the city where we are going to live? What is going to happen to my things? And my friends, will they forget me? How am I going to make me understand in this new country? And our house, can we take it with us? A lot of mysteries that Mike will resolve one after one. It allows him to go past his fears and to deal positively with it.
This book target children on the move but also their parents. They will be able to answer their questions and allay their children's fears. They will easily empathize with Mike because it is never specified where he is going to move.
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This story is probably your child's one. It is written from his point of view. In less than fifty pages, the authors ask all the questions a young child is going to ask after learning that s/he is going to move abroad. How is the country/the city where we are going to live? What is going to happen to my things? And my friends, will they forget me? How am I going to make me understand in this new country? And our house, can we take it with us? A lot of mysteries that Mike will resolve one after one. It allows him to go past his fears and to deal positively with it.
This book target children on the move but also their parents. They will be able to answer their questions and allay their children's fears. They will easily empathize with Mike because it is never specified where he is going to move.
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