Each short, original poem is illustrated with bright water colors and pen and ink drawings on double spread layouts utilizing the entire space imaginatively. One other language per poem is well-integrated into the English and includes the Swahili, Serbo-Croatian, Samoan, Dutch, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesian, Spanish and Yiddish languages. An inviting and engaging sampling of new ideas and sounds mixed with the familiar. (4-9 years)

Each of these eleven short, original poems integrates English with one other language; those languages include Swahili, Serbo-Croation, Samoan, Dutch, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesian, Spanish and Yiddish. Illustrated with bright watercolors and pen and ink drawings on double spread layouts that use the entire space imaginatively, this inviting and engaging sampling of new ideas and sounds mixes the familiar with the unfamiliar.

Young readers can begin to learn Serbo-Croatian, Swahili, Vietnamese, and eight other languages from around the world, because Charlotte Pomerantz deftly intersperses English with one other language in each of eleven different poems. The meaning of new words is absolutely clear through context or comparison. With bold, colorful illustrations. "A remarkable achievement."--Parents Magazine.