Customer Reviews

Beth Manners' Fun Spanish for Kids: ages 2-6

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We have been teaching spanish to our four year old for years and are always on the lookout for great music and teaching aids, and in this we have both. Our son loves the story and songs and has played it almost nonstop since we got it a few days ago. I like how seamlessly the learning is meshed in the story line and when specific words are mentioned and translated, it is part of the dialogue of the colorful characters, which takes away the stale monotony that some learn-to-speak-spanish tapes have. The only disappointment I have is that there is no book to go with it.

In order to have something to do together, my daughter & I have begun learning Spanish. The idea is great, but finding programs that work for both of us has been more than challenging. There are great CDs out there for adults, but they move to quickly for her & just aren't very much fun. Whats worse, the other kid CD I've tried requires the book in order to get anything out of it. That just doesn't work for us since we do most of our learning in the car.

Having said all that, the Beth Manner's CD is the best thing I have ever come across. It teaches you, just like the adult CDs do, but more slowly so that you can really grasp it & with songs that keep it exciting for kids. It is disapointing, as someone else mentioned, that the pronunciation is not like that in Spain or Mexico (or like most Spanish speaking people's in our area), but that is a tolerable fault.

I also wish the CDs were longer. It was over rather quickly, but seeings how no other kids CD I've come across even compares to the quality of this one its well worth it.

I bought this CD because of the good reviews here at Amazon. I wish I could return it. What a waste of my money!

Most of the CD is in English. Most of the song titles on the CD are in English and most of the songs themselves are in English. The first two tracks are completely in English.

The way a few Spanish words are taught is by an English speaker saying them and then someone saying them in Spanish. There's not enough of the Spanish words being used in context to make this worth anyone's time.

If you want your child hearing Spanish, this is not the CD for you.

This is a really cute CD. My 4 1/2 year old really enjoys the stories and he is picking up a lot of the vocabulary pretty fast. We listen to it in the car. There is a lot of music which is appealing to young children. I even find myself singing "hola, Maria, hola Maria, me llamo bobby..."

For someone who has purchased various children's language CDs, I found this to be a well-done, good quality CD. The music and voices are pleasant, and most of all, my 3-year old really is engaged and actually learning Spanish - and that's the whole idea! She constantly refers to things she heard in the CD throughout the day, and is more eager to learn more. I will be definitely be buying more of Beth Manners.

THIS CD COULD NOT BE ANY BETTER........THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE BEARS TRANSLATED WORD FOR WORD......THE KIDS HAVING A PICNIC AND NAMING ALLTHE FOODS IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH THEN HEARING THE SOUNDS OF THE VARIOUS ANIMAL SOUNDS THEN TELLING THE NAMES OF THE ANIMALS IN ENG AND SPAN THAT MAKES THAT SOUND.....EXAMPLE YOU HEAR A QUACK THEN THEY TELL YOU IT IS "PATO" DUCK!!!!! ALSO THE WEATHER AND SEASONS!! BETH MANNERS COVER SO MUCH IN SO LITTLE TIME!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS AND BEST PART...MY KIDS LOVE IT TOO!!!! MUST BUY!

Our 3.5 yr. old grand-daughter wanted us to play this every time she got into the car. The presentation is very clear and engaging-- a mix of story, vocabulary, and song. A few more songs would have been nice. The Spanish accent is not the one heard most often in the USA; it is more South American (and the Spanish speaking child on the CD is from South America, we are told). The "ll" or "y" sound is more like a "j" or "ch" sound.
That is my only reservation about this CD, but it doesn't keep me from recommending it.

We have no choice but to listen to this CD each time we get in the car. Our son's first words are "Spanish CD"! He loves it and has learned so many words and phrases like "hace frio". I love how well it teaches him and my dh and I love it as well. We have honed our Spanish skills as well. We just ordered the Magic Spanish from Beth Manners and can't wait to learn more!

My kids find this CD to be a lot of fun. They enjoy the games and activities and are picking up many Spanish words and phrases. We also have the other Beth Manners CDs so they are really starting to build their vocabulary.

I bought this for my 2 year old to listen to and have found it very educational and FUN for myself as well. Having taken Spanish in high school, I had some background, but had forgotten most of it. This was a great refresher...much more entertaining than learning it out of books like I did back then. My two year old likes it as well - we've only had it for a couple weeks, but she mimics words back. I highly recommend! I just ordered Beth Manners' Magic Spanish CD since I liked this one so well.