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    Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade
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    Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade

    Written by Esmé Raji Codell

    Narrated by Esmé Raji Codell

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    About this audiobook

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 11, 2005
    ISBN9781400099047
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