My Mother's Tongues Jane Leavy I would arrive

I would arrive

beloved by the Beat Generation--here newly translated and organized thematically in a beautiful Pocket Poets hardcover

A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway

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Each page features a slot where children can match and insert the corresponding animal piece

My Mother's Tongues Jane Leavy I would arriveIn a sparkling debut authored by a sixteen year old daughter of immigrants, this ode to the power of multilingualism gives voice to the lasting benefits of speaking with more than one tongue. Sumi's mother can speak two languages, Malayalam and English. And she can switch between them at the speed of sound: one language when talking to Sumi's grandmother, another when she addresses the cashier. Sometimes with Sumi she speaks a combination of both.