9781400099023

Sing A Song Of Tuna Fish: Hard To Swallow Stories From Fifth Grade

Esme Raji Codell; ESME RAJI CODEL

ISBN 10: 1400099021 / 1-4000-9902-1
ISBN 13: 9781400099023
Publisher: Listening Library
Publication Date: 2005

Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis:

Esmé tells us about the night she and her mother became "egg vigilantes" against an illegally parked car; her freewheeling first school, where kids sat on sofas instead of at desks and could choose disco dancing instead of math; her dangerous neighborhood, which her father made seem friendly and wondrous; the Passover dinner when she stole a matzoh right out from under a rabbi; the awe-inspiring, life-threatening Chicago snowstorms; and lessons about love from tea-reading gypsies and Popeye cartoons.

In stories that perfectly evoke the perspective of her ten-year-old self, author Esmé Raji Codell demonstrates her gift for making the ordinary extraordinary, and the unusual familiar. SING A SONG OF TUNA FISH is a memoir of a Chicago childhood; a tribute to the art of attention; and most of all, a joyful listening experience for kids and families.


Review:

"Her enchanting, evocative writing inspires readers to see the wonder and magic in their ordinary lives...."

Kirkus, 12/15/2004