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Review ------ "A timely and well-written book! ... [It] helps parents prepare their children for the future...." --J. Kevin Nugent, Ph.D., Director, The Brazelton Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard University; Professor, Child and Family Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst "This book is sure to become a classic! ... Parents should appreciate this important book. Pearson ... inspire[s] all of us to celebrate the richness of linguistic diversity in our lives." --Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford University, Author of Mirror of Language: The Debate on Bilingualism "This is a book that inspires confidence that the choice of bilingualism is a good one for parents, for children, and for our society." --Donna Christian, Ph.D., President, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington D.C. "Pearson has used her keen ins about the issues that parents are concerned about to paint an in-depth and interesting-to-read handbook." --Fred Genesee, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, McGill University, Co-author of Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education "Barbara Pearson' s [book] is a wonderfully written, sparkling composite of research results, personal narratives, practical advice, and wise enthusiasm for the project of bilingualism [...]." --Thomas Roeper, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author of The Prism of Gramma "I thoroughly agree with the author's ins and recommendations which are both research-based and flexible and comprehensive enough to accommodate different family situations." --Lourdes C. Rovira, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent, Curriculum and Instructional Support, Miami-Dade County Public Schools "I enjoyed reading Raising a Bilingual Child and found it informative and accessible." --Chris Rosenberg, Principal, Starr King Elementary School, San Francisco Synopsis -------- Teaches parents who want their children to learn a second language how to create a positive bilingual environment by integrating two languages into a child's daily routine.