Xiao-lei

Wang (Pace U., New York) and her husband raised two boys to be fluent in her Chinese, his French, and English, and uses the example to demonstrate to other parents and teachers the advantages, methods, and difficulties of creating multilingual families and people. Among her topics are the complexity of trilinguialism, the transition from home to preschool and kindergarten, and identity and personality development. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)