Amazon.com description: Product Description: As in the human world, in the world of animals, there are many languages. What would happen if one day, as a result of a peculiar flash in the sky, all the animals began to speak one another's language? How does language shape community, perception and understanding? In The Cow That Meowed Hal Mahan explores this question, with surprising, delightful insights. The praise of Helga Sandburg, Carl Sandburg s daughter, is printed on the back cover of this children s book, already popular in school settings as well as homes.