Let's Sing and Learn in Spanish (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Neraida Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991 | Age Level: 4 and up

One of the oldest and best ways to teach kids languages, updated for the 21st century
Grownups have been using simple songs to teach young children the rudiments of languages since long before people danced sur le pont d'Avignon. Now the Let's Sing and learn series, CD Editions brings that tried-and-true method up-to-date for today's modern kid. Each book/CD set contains a collection of 20 original songs that combine catchy melodies with simple, cleverly-disguised lessons in vocabulary and expression.
Written by accomplished songwriter-linguists, the songs cover a variety of subjects, including greetings, colors, counting, the alphabet, the days of the month, relationships, and more. And most importantly, the songs are easy to learn and fun to sing, making them the perfect medium for introducing children, ages three to six, to the words, accents, and rhythms of other languages. Each book/CD set includes:
- 20 original tunes covering an array of everyday sbujects
- A CD recording of the songs that provides a model of proper pronunciation and rhythm
- Simple musical scores that parents and teachers can use to accompany young learners
- English translations for each song and suggested actions

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 21 pages
• Publisher: Passport Books (April 1991)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0844270792
• ISBN-13: 978-0844270791
• Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,618,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book & cassete set is fun, easy and imminently helpful!, January 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Sing and Learn in Spanish (Paperback)

I purchased the book and cassette set when I was trying to teach myself spanish. I was 16 at the time, and though the songs on the tape are definitely geared toward younger kids, the music is very catchy, and 7 years later I can still sing those songs. (To be honest, when I had Spanish tests in High School, I could sing the songs in my head and remember what I needed to know!) In addition to sentence structure, the set teaches a vocabulary including colors, animals, verbs, numbers, clothing, and more. I *strongly* recommend this book and cassette to anyone learning, refreshing, or teaching spanish. I found it to be an invaluable tool.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for classroom use!, October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Sing and Learn in Spanish (Paperback)

I have used this book and cassette of Spanish songs in elementary classrooms to supplement our learning of Spanish. I have also recommended it to the teachers I work with during in-service sessions. The songs reinforce the material covered in the classroom: days of the week, parts of the body,colors, saying your name, sounds of the vowels and much more. The tunes are catchy and easy to learn. You find yourself humming them all day long which of course means you're menatlly "practicing" Spanish too! I appreciate this book so much I have recommended it in the reading list of my own book, "Say It in Spanish! Language and Activities for the Elementary Classroom."

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars FUN, BUT NOT TOO INFORMATIVE OR INSTRUCTIONAL, June 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Sing and Learn in Spanish (Paperback)

I PURCHASED THIS BOOK/CASSETTE IN THE HOPES THAT MY SON WOULD LEARN SPANISH (OR A BIT OF SPANISH AT LEAST) WHILE HAVING FUN SINGING THE MUSIC. HE NOW KNOWS THE WORDS TO ALL OF THE SONGS IN SPANISH, BUT HE HAS NOT A CLUE TO WHAT HE IS SINGING. IT IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. THERE IS NO INSTRUCTION OR TRANSLATION. I WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND IT TO SOMEONE WHO WAS LOOKING FOR A SPANISH CHILDRENS CASSETTE, NOT TO ONE WHO IS LOOKING TO LEARN SOME OF THE LANGUAGE.