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Mama's nightingale : a story of immigration and separation

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  • Running Time: 00:11 hrs
    Narrator: Robin Miles
    Publisher:
    Recorded Books Inc., 2015
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 00:11 hrs
    Narrator: Robin Miles
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Contributor: Miles, Robin
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
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    2015
    Summary:

    A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she's in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own-one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment-and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.

    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Recorded Books Inc.
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781501911163