Easy French Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears(Book + Audio CD): Boucle D'or et les Trois Ours (McGraw-Hill's Easy French Storybook) [Hardcover]

Ana Lomba (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071461736 | ISBN-13: 978-0071461733 | Publication Date: December 13, 2005 | Edition: 1

Jump start your kids’ education in French

Award-winning language-learning innovator Ana Lomba transforms “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” into a way to introduce kids ages two to seven to French. It includes vivid illustrations, a mini “pictionary,” and frequent dialogs that model everyday communication. Accompanying the book is a 45-minute audio CD that features a lively reading of the story, in French and English, helpful pronunciation basics, and fun games and activities.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

A bilingual storybook that fits kids' language-learning needs "just right"

Now story time is an opportunity to teach French to children aged 2 to 7--and you don't even have to know the language yourself! It's simple with McGraw-Hill's Easy French Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

This book presents the classic fairy tale side-by-side in French and English. The story of Goldilocks and her follies is vibrantly illustrated, allowing children to connect the meanings of words to pictures, reinforcing their comprehension of French vocabulary.

Don't worry about pronunciation--the accompanying CD does that for you! It presents an engaging reading of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in both English and French that will entertain kids while they hear correct French pronunciation. You can read along with the narration or learn along with your kids!

The audio program also includes:

• A mini picture dictionary with key vocabulary words that can be used as an introduction to the French text or as a review after "The End"
• Everyday phrases integrated into the story
• Helpful pronunciation basics

Teaching children French has never been so enjoyable for kids--or so easy for you!

About the Author

Ana Lomba is the owner of Ana Lomba Early Languages LLC, a company offering lesson plans, how-to guides, storybooks, and applications for parents and teachers of young children learning languages. analomba.com

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071461736
• ISBN-13: 978-0071461733
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Learning > French
  • #87 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > French

More About the Author

Ana Lomba is changing the way people think about and interact with young children learning languages. Her Parents' Choice award winning books Play and Learn Spanish and Play and Learn French are quickly becoming bestselling favorites with parents (and grandparents) who want to nurture their kids' innate language abilities and propel them to real fluency. Her lively stories, music, and games allow parents and educators to engage the whole child into a new language.

Key to the success of Ana's innovative approach is her focus on the family as the ideal environment for early language learning - even her signature curriculum for language schools is built with parental involvement in mind.

Another important element is the challenging factor - we are not just talking about flashcards and coloring books, but a whole system designed to stimulate young kids' intellect and imagination into language learning (and beyond). Within this system, parents operate as language educators, which means that they have to challenge themselves as well! The good news is that - for the most part - parents today are ready for and looking forward to the task because they understand their critical role in their kids' education, and they know that the best possible education today IS an international education.

Visit www.analomba.com to learn more about Ana's curriculum for language schools as well as her new multimedia audiobooks in Spanish, French, Chinese and English.

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Ana Lomba has taught preschool, elementary, and college-level Spanish courses, and held leadership positions with some of the most influential language organizations in the US, including ACTFL, NNELL, and FLENJ. After graduating with a law degree from Spain, her native country, Ana pursued graduate studies at Binghamton University, Princeton University, and NYU. She founded her company, Ana Lomba Early Languages LLC, in 1999. She lives with her husband and three children in Princeton, NJ.

In the picture: Ana Lomba's kids playing pirates at home.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful, enjoyable French language learning resource, June 27, 2007

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L. Beasley (Warrenton, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy French Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears(Book + Audio CD): Boucle D'or et les Trois Ours (McGraw-Hill's Easy French Storybook) (Hardcover)

My children--2 and 4 years old--have enjoyed listening to me read Goldilocks in French. I haven't had as much use for the CD, but it is fairly well produced (the female French voice is, in fact, BEAUTIFUL; I'm not as crazy about the male English voice, but that's a personal opinion). Those uncomfortable reading aloud in French could certainly depend upon the quality of the CD.



I think that the illustrations, though cartoonish, really elucidate the text well. I base this on the fact that I read the story to my kids in English only once, and yet they can obviously follow along with the French page by page.



I would recommend this resource for parents interested in introducing young kids to French through reading. Also highly recommended: Le Petit Chien Se Trouve Un Ami and similar books in the I Can Read French Barron's Educational Series, and the Complete Lyric Language: French CD.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - kids will enjoy learning French, August 22, 2006

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A. Forzani "www.LanguageLizard.com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy French Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears(Book + Audio CD): Boucle D'or et les Trois Ours (McGraw-Hill's Easy French Storybook) (Hardcover)

This is a great book to support language learning at home. It comes with a CD so you can "hear" the story in English or French and review keywords in the story. The CD has been great to use in the car -- my kids quiet down as soon as I put it on. They love the illustrations and the animated voices of the bears. As a parent whose French is "rusty", I appreciate being able to hear the story and see the text in both English and French. And as a professional who specializes in dual-language books, I highly recommend adding this to your collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C'est magnifique!, January 9, 2007

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Reflective Reader "Deb" (upstate NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy French Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears(Book + Audio CD): Boucle D'or et les Trois Ours (McGraw-Hill's Easy French Storybook) (Hardcover)

The books in this series have a quality binding and are very sturdy and will hold up to repeated use. The text is very easy to read and the accompanying CD is invaluable for training the ear to hear the French pronunciations. We had difficulty locating French children's books so this one is a treasure!