Biography
Cristina Igoa
"Igoa brings us to the understanding that academic achievement can not be divorced from the child's affective dimensions. Her results are often remarkable, sometimes disappointing. But even the disappointments move us closer to understanding these children, and their world."
—Multicultural Education"Readers who are concerned about the education of immigrant children in today's schools will find this book very inspiring."
—Multicultural Perspectives"Unique in the recent North American literature on bilingual/multicultural education....Original and powerful....The voice and struggles of the author are expressed eloquently and speak directly to the many thousands of teachers who are struggling to adjust to a radically new demographic reality. For mainstream teachers who are looking for ideas and inspiration the book has some very important messages."
—Jim Cummins
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education"Highly readable, engaging, and free of educational jargon....Absolutely essential for today's teachers....I kept thinking as I was reading how lucky her students were, and how I would want all immigrant children to have Cristina Igoa as their teacher."
—Sonia Nieto
University of Massachusetts Amherst"Presents the immigrant children's stories in an easily readable and understandable fashion....Has a lot to offer both new and veteran teachers who are faced with increasing diversity in our schools."
—Henry T. Trueba
University of Wisconsin/Madison
