The Picture Book Dictionary/English-Spanish Edition [Hardcover]

Valerie Laud (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

The Picture Book Dictionary is the essential sourse for bilingual families. Over 3,000 most basic words in English and Spanish languages. Based on the standards of the U.S. primary school programs. Key phrases for children's basic conversations in English and Spanish. Each English key word is followed by it's Spanish translation. Sample English sentences are followed by Spanish translation. Example sentences are accompanied by colorful illustrations, putting word meanings into context. Charming illustrations will keep children's attention while learning. Recommended for children ages 1-8.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2–This alphabetical listing of 3000 words seems fairly random and is not helped by the color cartoon vignettes that are heaped one on top of another with no common thread to bring them together and a minimum of white space between them. The English words appear in bold with their accompanying Spanish translations and are then used in sentences. Some translations are suspect or just plain misleading, e.g., across/cruzó; away/lejos; go down/bajar. Every so often, there is a topical spread–dinosaurs, numbers, animals, opposites–but they are not given a heading and the Spanish words are not appended to the English. A page of irregular verbs is added to the end of the book with no explanation. This is a poor example of a reference book, and will be of little use in an educational setting.
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Review

Deftly organized and brightly illustrated. Especially recommended for bilingual families, with easy-to-use introduction and beginning self-start education for bright youngsters. -- Midwest Book Review,James A.Cox,Editor-in-Chief, August 2005

Fun way to increase children's knowledge of Spanish; great springboard for little ones on their way to foreign language studies! -- The Old Schoolhouse Magazine,Lisa Barthuly & Family,July 2005

Great reading, spelling and vocabulary tool for young learners. A wonderful tool helping children speak both languages clearly and properly. -- Your Life!Magazine,Pamela La Gioia,Editor-in-Chief,August 2005

Wonderful comprehensive illustrations;Children will easy grasp the content of the text with their help. Wide range of daily life situations. -- About.com, Dipika Mirpuri, June 2005

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Ekadoo, Inc.; Bilingual edition (August 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974738700
• ISBN-13: 978-0974738703
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,476,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most excellent language study source for children, August 21, 2005

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Zina Brand "Z.Brand" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Picture Book Dictionary/English-Spanish Edition (Hardcover)

As a linguistic professor I go over numerous publications all the time. This dictionary is just GREAT for children (5 to 9, even 3 to 9 years old) and I would consider it as a #1 pick for young language learners. It really makes language studies effective and fun at the same time. My 2 grandchildren find this book very helpful in their Spanish studies and they adore the illustrations. It also helped tremendously to improve their English spelling skills. This Picture Book Dictionary by Valerie Laud features simple key phrases for children's basic conversations in English and Spanish languages; marvelous illustrations help to learn and remember the phrases. Children have incredible visual memory.
I have also introduced this edition to the ESL adult students and they were extremely pleased with it. This Dictionary by Valerie Laud I find to be a great source for studies of both English and Spanish languages.
For adult's (English-Spanish) language studies my best pick will be The New Oxford Picture Book Dictionary (English/Spanish) by E.C. Parnwell.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy-to-use introduction and beginning self-start education for bright youngsters, September 14, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Picture Book Dictionary/English-Spanish Edition (Hardcover)

An English/Spanish bilingual reference deftly organized by Valerie Laud and brightly illustrated Valentine Latushkin , The Picture Book Dictionary presents 3,000 words commonly found in children's picturebook stories. Each word is used in a sentence (in both English and Spanish) and demonstrated with a simple, friendly color illustration. For example, the entry for hot/caliente reads "The pie is still very hot"/"El pastel todavia esta muy caliente" and has a picture of a hot pie held in a woman's oven mitts. Especially recommended for bilingual families, The Picture Book Dictionary offers an easy-to-use introduction and beginning self-start education for bright youngsters.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful introduction to learning Spanish, August 29, 2005

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Lydia I. Pollack (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Picture Book Dictionary/English-Spanish Edition (Hardcover)

Two of my children who recently started studying Spanish, fell in love with this Picture Book Dictionary. Unlike some of the other rather dull children dictionaries, this book retains my kid's attention for long periods of time! They like its clear, concise phrases, supported by interesting and engaging illustrations. Examples, given in this book, are very user-friendly, so learning Spanish becomes interesting and fun. I am sure that parents who want their children to make rapid progress in studying Spanish, would be as happy with Valerie Laud's Picture Book Dictionary, as we are. Thank you, Valerie!