Fruits and Vegetables / Frutas y vegetales (English and Spanish Foundations Series) (Book #10) (Bilingual) (Board Book) (English and Spanish Edition) [Board book]

Gladys Rosa-Mendoza (Author), Linda Holt Ayriss (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | Age Level: 2 and up

Introduces children to fruits and vegetables through beautiful illustrations.

You won't have trouble getting children to appreciate fruits and vegetables with this vividly illustrated learning book in English and Spanish. Each page introduces the reader to a wide range of fresh fruits and vegetables using carefully selected mouthwatering words. A complete pronunciation guide is included in the back of the book for quick and easy reference. Healthy and nutritious foods have never been made more appealing to children. They'll eat it up! 22 pages, 4.75 x 5.875

Familiarice a niños con las frutas y los vegetales a través de bellas ilustraciones.

Es fácil hacer que los niños aprecien el valor de las frutas y los vegetales con este libro de aprendizaje en inglés y español de animadas ilustraciones. Cada página presenta al lector una amplia gama de frutas y vegetales frescos usando provocativas palabras que han sido cuidadosamente seleccionadas. Al respaldo del libro hay una guía de pronunciación que sirve como consulta rápida y fácil. Los alimentos saludables y nutritivos nunca antes habían resultado tan apetitosos para los niños. ¡Sin duda se los comerán todos! 22 páginas, 4.75 x 5.875

The Benefits and Features of the English · Spanish Foundations series include:
• Helps teach vocabulary and other oral language concepts
• Summary page at the end to recap and instruct
• Helps kids get ready to read
• Helps develop phonemic, print, and numeric awareness
• Large bright colorful pictures to keep kids engaged
• Rounded corners for children s safety
• Laminated to protect from spills
• Board book so they can last
• Great size for little hands
• Simple but engaging text
• Useful for beginning Spanish at any level
• Useful for beginning English at any level

Our Guiding Principles:
• We believe that every child should be read to from birth.
• We believe every child should be taught at least two languages.
• We strive to surpass each customer's expectations.
• We will only produce the highest quality products.

Our Vision:
me+mi publishing will be a company that is recognized for producing the finest dual language products that allow children to function at a high level equally well in English and Spanish.

Awards:
me+mi publishing has received the following literary awards:
• Benjamin Franklin Award
• Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Mariposa Award
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Honorable Mention
• Writer s Digest Certificate of Merit

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

me+mi publishing is an independent publisher dedicated to creating the highest quality books available in two or more languages for infants and toddlers. Reading is a critical element of success in life, and linguists generally agree that bilingual programs provide real educational benefits. We believe that by exposing dual language literature to children at the earliest stages, they will enter the education system not only well prepared with strong reading skills, but with a unique advantage as well. As a result learning becomes a positive life experience for the rest of their lives.

Creators of Award-Winning Dual language Books The English-Spanish Foundations Series is a prized group of picture books specially designed to reflect the joy, spontaneity, and energy of infants and toddlers. These bright, colorful and engaging books were created by the principals of me+mi publishing, Gladys Rosa-Mendoza and Mark Wesley, award-winning publishers and the parents of bilingual children, who saw a need for high quality dual language books. They have been creating books for major US publishers for over 20 years and have been honored with numerous awards for design and development of educational books.

Our Guiding Principles
• We believe that every child should be read to from birth.
• We believe every child should be taught at least two languages.
• We strive to surpass each customer's expectations.
• We will only produce the highest quality products.

Our Vision
me+mi publishing will be a company that is recognized for producing the finest dual language products that allow children to function at a high level equally well in English and Spanish.

Awards
me+mi publishing has received the following literary awards:
• Benjamin Franklin Award
• Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Mariposa Award
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Honorable Mention
• Writer’s Digest Certificate of Merit

Other Books in the English • Spanish Foundation Series include:
• Slipcased Set/Colección en estuche
• The Alphabet/El alfabeto (Book #1
• Numbers 1 2 3/Los números 1 2 3 (Book #2)
• Colors and Shapes/Los colores y las figures (Book #3)
• My Family and I/Mi familia y yo (Book #4)
• Opposites/Opuestos (Book #5)
• The Weather/El tiempo (Book #6)
• What time is it?/¿Qué hora es? (Book #7)
• My body/Mi cuerpo (Book #8)
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood/Oficios en mi vecindario (Book #9)
• I can!/¡Yo puedo! (Book #11)
• When I Am/Cuando estoy (Book #12)
• Animals at the Farm/Animales de la granja (Book #13)
• Cars, Trucks and Planes/Carros, camiones y aviones (Book #14)
• My Clothes/Mi ropa (Book #15)
• Lupe Lupita, Where Are You?/ Lupe Lupita, ¿dónde estás? (Book #16)
• It’s My Birthday!/¡Es mi cumpleaños! (Book #17)
• My House/Mi casa (Book #18)
• I Live Here!/¡Yo vivo aquí! (Book #19)
• Lola

About the Author

Creators of Award-Winning Dual Language Products:
The English-Spanish Foundations Series is a prized group of products specially designed to reflect the joy, spontaneity, and energy of infants and toddlers. These bright, colorful and engaging products were created by the principals of me+mi publishing, Gladys Rosa-Mendoza and Mark Wesley, award-winning publishers and the parents of bilingual children, who saw a need for high quality dual language books. They have been creating books for major US publishers for over 20 years and have been honored with numerous awards for design and development of educational books.

From the Publisher:
me+mi publishing is an independent publisher dedicated to creating the highest quality products available in two or more languages for infants and toddlers. Reading is a critical element of success in life, and linguists generally agree that bilingual programs provide real educational benefits. We believe that by exposing dual language literature to children at the earliest stages, they will enter the education system not only well prepared with strong reading skills, but with a unique advantage as well. As a result learning becomes a positive life experience for the rest of their lives.

Other Products in the English · Spanish Foundation Series include:

Board Books:
• Slipcased Set / Colección en estuche
•The Alphabet / El alfabeto (Volume #1)
• Numbers 1 2 3 / Los números 1 2 3 (Volume #2)
• Colors and Shapes / Los colores y las figures (Volume #3)
• My Family and I / Mi familia y yo (Volume #4)
• Opposites / Opuestos (Volume #5)
• The Weather / El tiempo (Volume #6)
• What time is it? / ¿Qué hora es? (Volume #7)
• My body / Mi cuerpo (Volume #8)
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood / Oficios en mi vecindario (Volume #9)
• Fruits and Vegetables / Frutas y vegetales (Volume #10)
• I can! / ¡Yo puedo! (Volume #11)
• When I Am / Cuando estoy (Volume #12)
• Animals at the Farm / Animales de la granja (Volume #13)
• Cars, Trucks and Planes / Carros, camiones y aviones (Volume #14)
• My Clothes / Mi ropa (Volume #15)
• Lupe Lupita, Where Are You? / Lupe Lupita, ¿dónde estás? (Volume #16)
• It s My Birthday! / ¡Es mi cumpleaños! (Volume #17)
• My House / Mi casa (Volume #18)
• I Live Here! / ¡Yo vivo aquí! (Volume #19)
• Lola (Hardcover)
• Lola (Paperback)
• Lola (Hardcover)
• Let s go to the zoo! / ¡Vamos al zoológico! (Volume #20)
• My Senses / Mis sentidos (Volume #21)
• I Take Care of Myself! / ¡Me sé cuidar! (Volume #22)
• My School / Mi escuela (Volume #23)
• Who lives in the sea? / ¿Quién vive en el mar? (Volume #24)
• My Week / Mi semana (Volume #25)

Big Books:
• BIG BOOK: My Family and I / Mi familia y yo
• BIG BOOK: Jobs Around My Neighborhood / Oficios en mi vecindario
• BIG BOOK: Lupe Lupita, Where Are You? / Lupe Lupita, ¿dónde estás?
• BIG BOOK: When I Am / Cuando estoy
• BIG BOOK: My House / Mi casa
• BIG BOOK: My body / Mi cuerpo

Audio Books on CD:
• My Family / Mi familia y yo
• My Body / Mi cuerpo
• I Can / ¡Yo puedo!
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood / Oficios en mi vecindario
• Animals at the Farm / Animales de la granja

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 22 pages
• Publisher: me+mi publishing; Volume 10 edition (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1931398100
• ISBN-13: 978-1931398107
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fruits and Vegetables, August 8, 2006

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Jo March - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fruits and Vegetables / Frutas y vegetales (English and Spanish Foundations Series) (Book #10) (Bilingual) (Board Book) (English and Spanish Edition) (Board book)

The thing that I really like about this book was that all the sentences weren't the same. It did not just say "these are bananas, these are tomatoes" all the time, but integrated questions, and even characteristics of the fruits and vegetables. The pictures are bright and colorful, and made me want to go buy a piece of fruit right then. I would highly recommend this book as a useful and practical tool for learning the names of basic fruits and vegetables in both English and Spanish. It is very likely that you will find yourself practicing these words at home when you are eating a piece of watermelon, or chopping a pepper for dinner.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Concept and Great Illustration, September 22, 2009

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Niece was 3 when I gave this to her. She was in a spanish immersion program. This book was perfect for her.
She is now 4 years old, and can read it on her own.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pics over words, December 1, 2008

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B. J. Munson (Central California) - See all my reviews
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This book has beautiful, realistic illustrations. The little children I showed it to wanted to match them to real fruits and vegetables and/or pretended to take a bite right off the page! I thought the bilingual text would be more helpful; the English (which is my native language) was pretty unimaginative; the Spanish did not use the common words for the foods in a few instances (e.g. maize was used for corn in Spanish, but the picture showed corn on the cob, which is called elota (sp?) by the Mexican families I know).