Product Description

Jump start your kids’ education in Spanish

Award-winning language-learning innovator Ana Lomba transforms "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" into a way to introduce kids ages two to seven to Spanish. It includes vivid illustrations, a mini "pictionary," and frequent dialogs that model everyday communication. Accompanying the book is a 45-minute audio CD that features a lively reading of the story, in Spanish and English, helpful pronunciation basics, and fun games and activities.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66023 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-13
• Original language: Spanish
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780071461702
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover

A bilingual storybook that fits kids' language-learning needs "just right"

Now story time is an opportunity to teach Spanish to children aged 2 to 7--and you don't even have to know the language yourself! It's simple with McGraw-Hill's Easy Spanish Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

This book presents the classic fairy tale side-by-side in Spanish and English. The story of Goldilocks and her follies is vibrantly illustrated, allowing children to connect the meanings of words to pictures, reinforcing their comprehension of Spanish vocabulary.

Don't worry about pronunciation--the accompanying CD does that for you! It presents an engaging reading of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in both English and Spanish that will entertain kids while they hear correct Spanish pronunciation. You can read along with the narration or learn along with your kids!

The audio program also includes:

• A mini picture dictionary with key vocabulary words that can be used as an introduction to the Spanish text or as a review after "The End"
• Everyday phrases integrated into the story
• Helpful pronunciation basics

Teaching children Spanish has never been so enjoyable for kids--or so easy for you!

About the Author

Ana Lomba is the founder and director of Sueños de Colores LLC, a company offering language-learning instruction and resources for parents and teachers of young children. A native of Madrid, Spain, Ana currently lives with her husband and three children in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Customer Reviews

Great book - keeps kids entertained while they learn
This is a great book to support language learning at home. It comes with a CD so you can "hear" the story in English or Spanish and review keywords in the story. My kids love the illustrations and the animated voices of the bears. The CD has been great to use in the car -- my kids quiet down as soon as I put it on. AS a parent who is also learning Spanish, I appreciate being able to hear the story and see the text in both English and Spanish. And as a professional who specializes in dual-language books, I highly recommend adding this to your collection.

I would give it ten stars, if I could!
I can't say enough about how great this book is and how important reading is in learning a language! I am a biligual mother (English/Spanish). I have finally made it a habit to speak Spanish to my 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Sabrina.

When I bought this book, and Caperucita Roja by Ana Lomba, Sabrina fell in love with them! We read them every night before bedtime and half the time before naptime. In two weeks, her understanding/speaking capabilities increased by two or three times! The language acquisition theorist Stephen Krashen explains in his book, The Power of Reading, why reading is so helpful. If you want to learn another language, or you want your child to learn another language with you, you MUST include LOTS of reading material. You will learn so much faster! It's so much fun to read together. And it's so exciting to learn another language and watch your child learn and grow in another language as well.

Buy this book, Caperucita Roja, Play & Learn Spanish and "Hop, Skip & Sing Spanish" as well. Everything by Ana is great!

P.S. Ana, if you read this, please write more fun fairy tale books!

Another A++++++++ Book
Any book Ana Lomba has her name on, we will buy.

I am a non-Spanish speaking mother of a five year old daughter and two year old son. I want my children to be bilingual. I bought "Play and Learn Spanish" first and have purchased everything else this author has produced. All Ana Lomba's materails are A++++++++

Another fun and interactive learning tool and Another must have if you want to teach and learn Spanish.