Mother Tongue
My Family's Globe-trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish
Book - 2016
"One woman's quest to learn Mandarin in Beijing, Arabic in Beirut, and Spanish in Mexico, with her young family along for the ride"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher:
New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]
Copyright Date:
©2016
ISBN:
9781592407927
1592407927
1592407927
Characteristics:
xxiv, 307 pages ; 22 cm
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Add a CommentGreat read for anyone who likes travel writing or is curious about second (or more!) language learning - the author tells an engaging story of her family's adventures while seeing diverse parts of the world and attempting to become multi-lingual - with interesting bits of scientific information on language acquisition scattered throughout