Baby's First Words in French [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Erika Levy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Baby's First Words

Before they focus in on their native language, babies have an amazing ability to hear and absorb sounds that adults unconsciously block out, like the subtleties of a foreign language. Baby’s First Words in French is an introduction to the sounds of French and “locks in” a child’s ability to learn these sounds.

Created by linguistic experts, Baby’s First Words in French is designed for newborns to toddlers up to two years old. Each package includes:

·60 minute CD of sweet and soothing songs, rhymes, words and stories
·Parents’ guide that explains how children learn languages
·Lyric sheet so that parents can sing along to the songs on the CD with their children

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Living Language; Com/Pap Bl edition (May 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400023653
• ISBN-13: 978-1400023653
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.8 x 5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Books on CD > Children's Fiction > Educational
  • #53 in Books > Books on CD > Children's Fiction > Language
  • #74 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > French

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, June 9, 2007

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R. Morrison (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby's First Words in French (Audio CD)

I bought this as it looked like a well-suited option to help introduce French to my 6 month old twin girls... after having taken so many years of French, they were my inspiration to start them off right with it -- from the beginning. They had listened to this CD almost daily and continue to enjoy dancing to it occasionally as 2.5 year olds now. As soon as I put it in upon arrival, I was very pleased... the booklet explains in an hour's read how best to expose your children to another language and the CD is well-produced. The sound quailty is great, the male and female singers have pleasing voices that I (a 30 year old father) can handle... and they are native French speakers! All in all a nice blend of quick paced songs, calm songs, quick phoenetical rhymes -- I recommend it hands down.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, August 22, 2007

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C. Whitney (Hoboken, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby's First Words in French (Audio CD)

I wanted a foreign language CD for my 1 year old and purchased this after reading the reviews. The CD is very pleasant to listen to, even for adults. It has a variation of songs and rhymes, and different people singing/speaking them, so it doesn't seem repetitive the way some other children's CDs are. The sound quality is good and you can follow the words relatively well, which was important to me. I liked it so much I bought the Spanish version, which I'm still reserving decision on. So far I like the French version better.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..., July 18, 2007

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Debra "UrbanBana" (OK, USA) - See all my reviews

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

This is the same thing as Baby's First Steps in French! Different title, same thing. It even says that customers who bought this, also bought 'First Steps,' so don't be misled... Amazon seriously needs to let customers know that this is a revised edition, so others don't make the same mistake I did, which is to make two purchases of the same item.

That said, my 4 and a half month old, seems to like listening to the songs, and I enjoy it, as well. :)