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Uni Verse of Song: French

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This is a really good cd in that it actually introduceschildren to French......but I was very upset by the LACK OF French inthe songs. It's a great idea but there needs to be a lot more Frenchinvolved in the songs.....and I also noticed that the adult male singsmost of the French......while more of the children sing the Englishparts of the songs. This isn't fair considering it's a cd forchildren AND some of the child singers were from a Frenchinternational school. ... if MUSIC FOR LITTLE PEOPLE made a cd withthe same basic idea, only all in French with just the childrensinging. ... I'm sure a cd made this way would be a hit. The cd isgood to buy if you want to expose your children to French, though.Just don't expect there to be much French.....which means yourchildren won't be learning much of French. However, it's a great toolas a supplement.

I took French immersion in school for a few years and have fortunately retained some of it. I wanted my kids to have some base in other languages in case they ever wanted to pursue such learning. Besides - most of the world speaks several languages! Kid's songs seemed like a natural way to start to do it. I tried several CD's, and this one is by far the best. The kids immediately recognized songs they knew in English, and began to learn the French words as well. The voices are very good, the kids especially. It is very engaging to my kids when they hear the other kids sing.

I have found the mix of some English and French to be very good for learning, and the quick lesson in the children's voices between songs is good, and fast (and you can always skip it right away too).

If you were more advanced - the English and French might be a bit intrusive. For those with bilingual children - I have also enjoyed the 100% French set called, "Mes Chansons Preferees" - by Kidzup. It has almost no recognizable English kid songs - but the French folk songs are surprisingly excellent and fun. My kids have a few favourites there too.

Overall - this is the one my kids enjoyed the most and gets played frequently.

My 3 year old and 1 1/2 year old boys love this CD! They are both learning the popular songs simultaneously in English and French, as am I. A great collection of songs, well sung and fun! Recommended for speakers of English who want their very young kids to start learning French without being intimidated.

I love this cd. I speak french, but I don't have many opportunities to use it. I really want my boys, ages two and four to learn french someday, and this is the perfect way to start. The words are clearly spoken, and easy to understand. My two-year-old can already sing "Wheels on the Bus" in french!

Ugh! If you want to buy this to help your children learn French, be forwarned that there is VERY LITTLE French on this album. The female vocalist's voice isn't all that lovely and there is way too much English sung and spoken (and I can't quite understand why -- there doesn't seem to be much logic to when and why it's spoken). Sure, wheels on the bus is cute and fun, but it's mainly in English. What's the point??

The kids loved it. However, Global Village Kids has a French Nursery rhyme CD that I found that lists the lyrics seperately, now I can tell my two year old what the words mean, and they pick it up faster.

This is an audio CD mixing french as well as english traditional songs for children. It is 15 songs, with aditional 15 dialog where kids play translation betweem English and French which is an excellent way to encourage kids to speak French. The songs are very close to the heart, signed in both English and french, however most of French songs are by Rene, and the English are by Kids. All their voices are excellent, and you can easily follow them after few trials. I wished that The CD has the songs written, and to seperate the french from the english in seperate tracks.

This is a great compilation of nursery rhymes for your child (or the children in us all)! This is good clean fun and, with Jean Rene, one cannot go wrong. The mixture of French and English rolls right along and you do not need to worry about your knowledge of French. Sing along with your children. You will be glad you did.

I am amazed at just how much both my 2-1/2 year old girl and 9-1/2 month old son LOVE this CD! These are easily the best and most amusing renditions of Wheels on the Bus and Old MacDonald I've ever heard (Wheels on the Bus gets my little one laughing and waving his arms). And my girl has not only learned French words from the tape, she now asks me "What is the French word for ( )?" as we go about our day. This is FUN music!

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We started our now 8 month old little girl listening to this cd from the very beginning.. now she absolutely loves it! When we're in the car and she seems a bit upset (crying..) I pop this cd in and it calms her right down! It's a fun cd that my husband and I both enjoy as well.. I definitely recommend it!