Aanaar Saami is a language spoken only in Finland by some 350 indigenous speakers today. In a volume beginning with a translated poem on language and ethnic identity, Annaar Saami scholar Olthuis (U. of Oulu, Finland, Kivelä (Saami Archives, Finland), and Sktutnabb-Kangas (emeritus, Åbo Akademi U., Finland) present a total immersion training program being used to revitalize one of the world's many endangered languages. They discuss challenges facing such efforts, and the concept of "language nests." Includes boxed information on aspects of language status, rights, and education. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)