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Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí?

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Bill Martin's "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" is an early childhood classic, and this Spanish translation maintains all of the qualities that make it a hit with younsters. The captivating illustrations soothe even the most rambunctious of tots. The lyric repetition of language make it a natural for developing Spanish literacy or communication skills.

I was wary of this book, because the more common Spanish term for "brown" in Texas (where we live) is cafe' or el color cafe.' But my students and children didn't miss a beat. As I read it - and it is VERY lyrical and sweetly repetitious, just as the English version is - the children simply adopted "pardo" as another way to say brown. What a wonderful way to introduce the fact that much of learning a second language is not always 1 to 1 - meaning, there are OFTEN many words that can mean similar ideas in the target language.

All that said, in addition to Flip Flop Spanish, my students and children all enjoy reading this book again and again, and are even sounding it out on their own - a first for many of them. Great confidence builder!

Many reviewers are commenting that they don't use the word "pardo" for brown in Spanish, so I wanted to clarify this point. Yes, the commonly used word for the color brown here in the US is "cafe" (with an accent, but I don't know how to do that online!). The word "pardo" also means brown, but we don't ever use it in our daily language. However, the authors wisely chose to use this word, because the proper name in Spanish for a "brown bear" is "oso pardo." As in the animal--not the color. Check it out on Wikipedia: [...]. This is a great vocabulary-building lesson for our Spanish-speaking children!

As a bilingual kindergarten teacher I LOVE this book, and so do my kinders! After reading it, we always make a class book with our pictures: "Juan, Juan, ?Quien ves ahi? Yo veo Mariana mirando a mi."

Excellent resource trade book. Good translation of Brown Bear, Brown Bear.

we have the english version, which is a board book. my son loves the book. so we got it in spanish so i could read it to him (my husband talks to him in english and i talk to him in spanish). i was disappointed in the format. it's hard cover, with paper pages. plus it has a glossy paper cover over the hard cover. how is a toddler suppose to handle that?! so what i did was that i memorized the spanish version and use the english board book with him. so when i'm "reading" him the english board book, i'm reciting the memorized spanish version.

and i have one knock on the translation. pardo for brown? i've never heard that word. it's not in mexican spanish (i use cafe). our nanny is peruvian and she's never heard it either (she uses maron).

This is an excellent book for helping young children learn animals and colors in Spanish. The children love this book because of the repetitive phrasing, the bright colors and relatively short length of the story. The end of the book allows the children to identify the various animals. The compact size of the book makes it so easy for me to carry at all times.

We love Brown Bear in English and now we also love Oso pardo. Easy read just like the English version. Love it.

Mi hija (de 2 años) le encantó el libro. Aunque ya sabía los colores, le gustó mucho la repetición y observa mucho los dibujos. Definitivamente se puede leer desde mas pequeños- 12 meses+

My son's favorite book is Brown Bear Brown Bear, so I jumped at the chance to buy the Spanish version for him. He loves it. I can read it in English or Spanish (since I have it memorized). My son is 8 months old and we have been reading this book to him since he was born. It always brings a smile to his face.

Eva

My little girl loves this book and it is fun for me to read it in spanish.