Product Description

Teaches children letter recognition and the alphabet with pages of delightul illustrations.

Teach children letter recognition and the alphabet with the use of cognates (words that look similar across languages). Research has proven that cognates are among the best tools for introducing two languages simultaneously to children. The pages are bursting with delightful illustrations of toys, musical instruments, as well as ñandús, queztals, and other exotic creatures native to South and Central America-all in bright and cheerful colors. Learning the alphabet has never been this fun! 32 pages, 4.75" x 5.875"

Enseña a los niños a reconocer las letras del alfabeto con páginas de encantadoras ilustraciones.

Enseñe a sus hijos a reconocer las letras del alfabeto mediante cognados (palabras que son similares en uno y otro idioma). Investigaciones han demostrado que los cognados constituyen una de las mejores herramientas para presentar a los niños dos idiomas de modo simultáneo. Las páginas están llenas de encantadoras ilustraciones de juguetes e instrumentos musicales, así como de ñandúes, quetzales y otras criaturas exóticas nativas de Centroamérica y Suramérica, todo esto en brillantes y vivaces colores. ¡Nunca había sido tan divertido aprender el alfabeto! 32 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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241508 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-01
• Original language: Spanish
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 32 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780967974804
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
• Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices

From Publishers Weekly
This series of bilingual board books has received the Benjamin Franklin Award from the Publishers Marketing Association. The sturdy binding, chunky size and stiff board pages coupled with the bright colors of the illustrations make these books very appealing to the younger set. Colors and Shapes features illustrations of multicultural children holding up outsized shapes in different colors (e.g., red circle, yellow square, blue oval, etc.). The English words appear in the top left-hand corner, while the Spanish words appear in the bottom left-hand corner. The final page depicts a busy classroom scene and invites readers to identify shapes and colors from the scene. The Alphabet features illustrations of toys, musical instruments, and other commonplace items in bright cheerful colors. Each page showcases a letter of the Spanish alphabet (? and ll included). The author has chosen items that begin with the same letter in both languages (e.g., airplane/ avion, flower/ flor, juice/ jugo). The use of exotic creatures native to South and Central America such as the ?andu and the quetzal give this book a uniquely Latin flavor. Numbers also uses wonderful illustrations of exotic animals, from the iguana on page one to two toucans, three turtles, four frogs, etc. All the numbers, one through 10, are assembled at the end, and readers are invited to repeat their names in both languages. The final pages list the numbers up to 20 with both their English and Spanish names. This well executed series belongs in all public and school libraries serving a very young Hispanic clientele. Also appropriate for book-stores. M.O.B.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
The illustrations are breath taking. -- Chicago Book Clinic Award Show

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
• Numbers/Los números (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 (Books #9)
• Fruits and Vegetables/Frutas y vegetales (Book #10)
• 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

Customer Reviews

Great bilingual alphabet book!
This book does a great job of teaching the alphabet in English and Spanish. With each letter, the author found a word for an object that starts with the same letter in both English and Spanish...A - airplane, avión...B - balls, bolas...C - crayons, creyones.

Two words are a little unusual.. ñandú and quetzal, but it is clearly hard to find words that start with "ñ" and words that mean the same thing in English and Spanish AND start with the letter "q".

Overall, I think the author did a great job finding words that started the same in both languages. The pictures are clear and playful. It is a wonderful introduction to the alphabet for your little bilingual baby!

Great books with eye-catching illustrations
I really like these books. The alphabet one has great illustrations that my little one likes to look at (and so do I). Because it finds words that start with the same letter in English and Spanish, you get a nice variety of examples for the letters. For example, crayons instead of the traditional cat for C or monster instead of monkey for M.

I highly recommend these books as a good way to gain exposure to another language. Enjoy!!!

The Alphabet/El Alfabeto
My daughter was having trouble getting the alphabet down in her Spanish class. I remembered that I had this book, and we pulled it out and began going over it consistently. In no tme did she finally master it and got an A in her class on the test. Because of the way that the book was written, we were both able to learn the alphabet and other words that were in it, and now both of my children want me to continue getting books like these by this author so that they can learn more. They have a lot of Spanish friends, and have enjoyed practicing what they have learned from these books. These books are simple enough for a small child, and informative enough for an adult like me to pick-up the language.