Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori
grew up bilingual French Japanese in France and he is now raising his two sons multilingual, multicultural, and multi-literate. He has also been teaching French and Spanish in secondary schools in England for the past twelve years, and teaches mainly through games, team competition, and songs to motivate his students.
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Today, he is an author on a mission to empower multilingual children through the gift of literacy. His aim is to make the multi-literacy journey fun, engaging, and motivating to every multilingual child around the globe.
Resources enjoyed by families and educators
Michelle / Multilingual speech and language therapist
I totally love this book! The story is intriguing, and the blank speech bubbles open the opportunity to embrace your home culture.
It made me cry. This is my story! I could not talk to my great grandma (who immigrated at 16 because of the violence of the Mexican Revolution) until I learned enough Spanish to talk with her alone.
I feel this story deeply. Thank you.
Lauren / Bilingual homeschooling mum
Anna / International school teacher
I love the fact that it is an interactive graphic novel! The story is gripping and teenagers will find it hard to put the book down!