Baby's First Steps in French [Audio CD]

Erika Levy (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Baby's First Steps

Baby's First Steps in French is a great way to invigorate babies' minds and give them an extra edge for learning down the line.

Created by an expert in linguistics, this program is based on well-known and proven principles of language development in young children. Babies and toddlers have a natural gift for languages. They learn them effortlessly, and, unlike adults, they can make the sounds of any language in the world.

The audio CD surrounds babies with the sounds of French through soothing lullabies, songs, rhymes, words, and phrases. The accompanying book for parents is entertaining, informative, and explains exactly what's going on in their baby's head. Best of all, the program is easy and relaxing--perfect for new parents with so little time (and energy) to spare.

Key Features:
* The program is based on established and accepted research in child language development
* For newborns to 24 months
* The book is fun and easy, and requires little time
* The CD can be used in baby's nursery or on the go

Includes:
60-minute audio CD, 80-page book and 16-page lyric sheet

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reschool--Intended for babies up to age two, the CD contains soothing lullabies, songs, rhymes, and words and phrases in French. The accompanying book explains to parents how babies develop languages in their first two years. A lyric sheet with English translations is included as well. This recording offers the opportunity to expose babies to the sounds and words of the French language and take advantage of their natural linguistic abilities. Songs include classics such as "Frere Jacques," "Sur le pont," "Savez-vous planter les choux?," and "Au clair de la lune." Although intended as an introduction to French for very young children, the songs, rhymes, and vocabulary could be used to introduce the sounds of the French language to older preschool and kindergarten children as well.
Denise A. Garofalo, Mid-Hudson Library System, Poughkeepsie, NY
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Living Language; Har/Com edition (August 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609607413
• ISBN-13: 978-0609607411
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Books on CD > Children's Fiction > Language
  • #92 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > French

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD! Highly recommend, July 23, 2004

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Herve Bronnimann (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Baby's First Steps in French (Audio CD)

My daughter is starting to struggle with three languages (French from me and Japanese with her mother, living in English-speaking New York City). And so when it comes to getting help, this CD was one of the best. She was fascinated with a few songs (notably Sur le Pont d'Avignon), but mostly (and this is one of the goals of the CD) she was exposed to a variety of French sounds, esp. the rolling R, which she does beautifully now. Given that I'm the only French speaker around her, and her grandparents visit only so often (at most twice a year for a few weeks), this CD was invaluable.

I couldn't care too much with the booklet that came with it, but I read it and it wasn't uninteresting, only I was familiar with the theories explained. But it serves as a nice reminder of how to best expose your child to sounds from another language, and should help English-speaking folks who want to use it for their children. The songs include various classics (Frere Jacques, Pont d'Avignon, Savez vous Planter les Choux, A la Claire Fontaine, and also spoken rhymes and more creative ones) in beautiful tones (nice electronic instrument, appropriate for children, and yet with a rich harmony). This is a CD that I also enjoy listening to, and also to remind myself of the lyrics---I'm afraid I'll have to learn them all over again. And I surprised myself humming them many times on the way to the playground.

Now we're going to start playing it again for her little brother.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Program We've Found, December 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Baby's First Steps in French (Audio CD)

We have a huge collection of French materials for small children, and this is by far the best. The music is good, the singers/speakers are natives, and the whole presentation is lively and fun. Our 18-month-old has been listening to this for a year and loves it. (Yes, she's actually learned some French words!)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding collection, February 16, 2002

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Holly Hobby "teacherofscience" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby's First Steps in French (Audio CD)

This is a fabulous collection of rhymes and songs that are pleasant for both kids and adults to learn. My daughter is 2 and takes French at a language school. The teacher was very pleased to have this available as there is so little available for toddlers learning a foreign language