Grammar is A Gentle, Sweet Song by Erik Orsenna
At the heart of its message is an impassioned plea for the magic and power of words. Jeanne, the tough-minded ten-year-old narrator, and Thomas, fourteen, are traveling to America on an ocean liner to visit their mother when a violent storm sinks their ship and tosses them up on an island. They are unhurt, but the shock of the experience leaves them without the ability to speak. Taken into the care of Monsieur Henri, an elderly islander, Jeanne and Thomas discover that the island is unlike any place they've ever been. There is the Word Market, where Monsieur Henri visits the Poets' and Song-Writers' Corner to see if they have any rhymes for sweet and mom. At town hall, pairs of words are married by the mayor. And Jeanne sneaks off to the Vocabulary of Love Shop, where a woman whose husband has left her wants to buy a word that will make him understand how hurt I am, a mighty word that will make him ashamed. A celebration of language in all its forms, Grammar Is a Sweet, Gentle Song will delight confirmed word-lovers and inspire the uninitiated with the pleasures of the spoken and written word.
Orsenna, ü¾Ž–Œ¼rik: - ü¾Ž–Œ¼rik Orsenna, a member of the French Academy, is the author of Andrü¾Ž–”¼ Le Nü¾†˜¼tre: Gardener to the Sun King. He is a distinguished economist and served as cultural advisor to former French president Franü¾¶”¼ois Mitterand.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807615317 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807615315 |
| Title | Grammar is A Gentle, Sweet Song |
| Author | Erik Orsenna |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | George Braziller |
| Year published | 2004-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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