My Food/ Mi Comida (Board book)

by Rebecca Emberley (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
English and Spanish translations of familiar words appear side-by-side in four bilingual board books by Rebecca Emberley-My Animals/Mis Animales; My Clothes/Mi Ropa; My Food/Mi Comida; and My Toys/Mis Juguetes-all illustrated with colorful fabric collage against a stark white background. Each object or concept gets its own page, but clever pairings (e.g., "car/el auto" featuring a red car and "truck/el camion" depicting a blue and yellow truck) make the most of each spread.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Using the cut-paper technique for which she is applauded, Rebecca Emberley has fashioned appealing books about colors, food, numbers, opposites, and shapes that give the Spanish and English words for each of the simple objects or concepts she illustrates. It is never too early to begin to learn another language, and these four stylish books will help the youngest English and Spanish speakers prepare for the multilingual society in which they will find themselves. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 10 pages
• Publisher: L,B Kids; Bilingual edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316177180
• ISBN-13: 978-0316177184
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some issues with some of the Spanish Words, July 21, 2003

By	Gilda Sebenick "gildase" (Torrance, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a native Spanish speaker, it is very important for me that my son learn Spanish. My son loves all of the books in this series, but this one causes me a few problems. Part of the problem is the Spanish words used (which is an issue for my dialect). For example, "bananas" is translated as "las bananas" instead of "los platanos" and peas are translated as "las guisantes" instead of "los chicharros" and "broccolli" is "el brecol" instead of "el broculi" (sorry my keyboard is not set to do accents). The other issue is some of the foods selected. For example, "soup" is one of the foods, but it is hard to draw in a way that children really understand that is is soup. "Radish" is anothert choice, but since it is such an uncommon vegetable, I am not sure why she didn't use someting like a potato or a bell pepper, which are more common. So, I would recommend this book, but be prepared to change some of the words around using your computer, printer, and some glue.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great as a supplement or review, September 1, 2005

By	Senora Gose (Bryan, Texas) - See all my reviews

This brightly colored book is great to use as an addition to a Spanish curriculum like the workbook Flip Flop Spanish. The sturdy pages continue to wow my classes of ages 3 all the way to 12 years old. If you'd like to introduce your child to Spanish, I might choose an animal, colors, or shapes book before this one.

The changes in words based on region, as another reviewer stated, are hard to get around - the problems she had with the words are less common where we live - so I think it's great to know ANY word when you're trying to introduce a second language to your child. It's a big endeavor, and this book helps!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic, brief intro to Spanish, July 18, 2003

By A Customer

I wanted to introduce Spanish to my infant son so I bought this and "Mi Ropa/My Clothes" by the same author. I like this one the best. Both have very simple pictures labeled with the English and Spanish word. My son is 5 months old and seems to enjoy the pictures.