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Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories from the Fifth Grade (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
Sing a Song of Tuna Fish HardtoSwallow Stories from the Fifth Grade - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Esme Raji Codell Esme 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 s... more »tole 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 Esme 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.
Read by author. 2 audio discs (2 hrs., 30 min.)« less