Aiming to help teachers promote good practice with young children from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, Murphy, a former teacher and school leader who edits a journal on international schools, brings together a group of 22 teachers and administrators from international schools around the world to describe strategies for teaching children English while keeping their first language and culture alive. They discuss first and second-language programs at their schools; teaching in other subjects like PE, music, and math; the role of the library; teaching children with disabilities; using sign language; the role of the mother tongue coordinator; writing a language policy; and talking with parents. No index is provided. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)