Friendly teddy bears teach new words to very young children--and in two languages! Bilingual First Books give little boys and girls an early start in learning a foreign language at the same time that kids are learning their own language. Books are arranged as a series of brightly illustrated two-page spreads, each spread showing teddy bears engaged in an activity that kids will recognize immediately. A simple word that describes the activity is presented in English on the left-hand page and in French on the right-hand page. This attractive little volume is entirely bilingual, and will find a welcome place in homes where the children's parents' first language is English, or French. A word pronunciation guide appears on the last page.
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Two lovable teddy bears serve as readers' guides to this very early vocabulary builder for ages two and up. Familiar situations and activities are depicted in the cheerful illustrations. The English word appears on the lefthand page; the Spanish word (along with its pronunciation guide) appears on the right. The pronunciation guide is geared toward native English speakers and is actually helpful. Weather shows outdoor scenes and showcases words such as lluvia/ rain, sol/ sun, niebla/ fog, nieve/ snow, etc. At Home presents interior domestic scenes and names items of furniture and fixtures such as puerta/ door, ventana/ window, silla/ chair, mesa/ table, cama/ bed, etc. Although the illustrations are definitely geared toward toddlers, the side-by-side bilingual vocabulary is an effective teaching tool for beginning readers of most ages. Other titles in this series are Los animales/ Animals, Los colores/ Colors, Los contrarios/ Opposites, La familia/ The Family, and La ropa/ Clothing. Recommended for school libraries, public libraries, and bookstores. M.O.B.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
Clare Beaton started her career with BBC children's television and her bold, colourful artwork is popular with television producers. She has written and illustrated children's books for among others Octopus, Walker Books and Kingfisher. Clare lives in London and has three children, Jack, Kate and Thomas.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice pictures, but doesn't hold their attention,
By Janet M (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Weather/Les Temps (Barron's Bilingual First Books) (Paperback)
My daughter was 2 when I bought this book, along with a few other bilingual French/English books, for her. This one wasn't a huge hit because it didn't have a "story". I should imagine most parents teaching their children a (non-native) second language would have a dictionary - well, you could do the job of this book with just some pictures and a basic French dictionary. Vocab is easy to learn from a dictionary, it's the grammar that you get from stories that really helps you grasp a foreign language. So for that reason, we're steering clear of the "word" books now and just reading the stories. My daughter is nearly 3 now, she doesn't speak much French at all, but she loves the stories I read in French, even though she doesn't understand them word-for-word.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book,
This review is from: Weather/El Tiempo (Paperback)
The book has bright illustrations and has the word in English then in Spanish. It has pronunciations for the Spanish. It has only the word for English then Spanish on each page. This book would be a good starter or word enforcer for a little kid.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Weather/El Tiempo (Paperback)
Very simple word book introduces 11 weather related words in English and Spanish. Does what it sets out to do. My only complaint is the illustration showing lightening shows a bear-child riding a bike, something that children should know not to do. Karen Woodworth-Roman, Children's Science Book Review
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