Teach Me Russian (Paperback and Audio Cassette): A Musical Journey Through the Day [Audio Cassette]

Judy Mahoney (Author, Creator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Teach Me Tapes

This title is suitable for ages 2 to 12 years. It includes a 45-minute cassette and 20-page colouring book that includes all lyrics and translations.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 6-Teaches numbers, the alphabet, days of the week, everyday phrases, etc. Familiar tunes are sung by native children.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"The most innovative preliminary foreign language introductory course for children that we have ever seen."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Teach Me Tapes; Book and Cassette edition (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934633517
• ISBN-13: 978-0934633512
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Russian
  • #6 in Books > Books on Cassette > Children's Books > Educational
  • #9 in Books > Books on Cassette > Children's Books > Music

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Russian for the younger set, February 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Teach Me Russian (Paperback and Audio Cassette): A Musical Journey Through the Day (Audio Cassette)

I thought this was a very cute introduction to Russian. The tape is a great idea because you can tell if you are pronouncing words and phrases correctly. It could have been improved by using traditional Russian songs instead of translated American songs. Also--I could live without the guy oversinging the songs in English. All in all, a very good way to support your child's interest in Russian language.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Could I be missing something?, December 16, 2004

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MH (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Me Russian (Paperback and Audio Cassette): A Musical Journey Through the Day (Audio Cassette)

I am suprised by the other reviews on here. I feel like I must be missing something.

I guess the music is cute to listen to and probably more enjoyable for my 9 yr old son but as far as learning anything from it, I can't possibley imagine how anyone could.

The tape has songs, the book has some (? who knows, maybe all --can't read it) of the lyrics written in Russian without any translation. There is NO TRANSLATION in the book or on the tape (with the exception for when they are counting to 10 on the tape).

That's it!! Nothing more! How are we supposed to learn anything from that?? I feel like we wasted our money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be better, January 16, 2007

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S. Brown "snowangel" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Me Russian (Paperback and Audio CD): A Musical Journey Through the Day (Audio CD)

I enjoyed listening to the songs on this tape, which was a pleasent change of pace from repeating phrases from other language programs I use.
The main problem I had with it was the song translations in the back. For the songs that are well known in English, they simply write down word for word the lyrics of the English version, even though the actual Russian translation would be different. For example, for the song "head, shoulders, knees and toes," the Russian translation is written "head, shoulders, knees and toes." Something didn't seem right while I was learning the song, so I started looking up the words one by one. Instead of "head," the first word in the Russian version was "mouth;" the second was "nose," instead of shoulder, and so on. You can see how this would create problems for anyone picking up vocabulary words from the songs.
I didn't notice this in the traditional Russian songs that had no well known English versions, however. These songs turned out to be my favorites, especially the "Two Happy Geese."