Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. French    4. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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Great Homeschool Spanish Supplement
I am currently using this book in addition to the (old) Basic Spanish CD's from Berlitz to teach my children Spanish this year.The dictionary is providing a wonderful selection of additional vocabulary that is pertinent to home life.Each selection is accompanied by pronounciation and a sample sentence both in English and Spanish.The sample sentences give further help in learning sentence structure and idomatic expersions.There are about 2000 Spanish entries and 2000 English entries.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Dictionaries    3. Dictionaries, Juvenile    4. English    5. English language    6. Foreign Language Study - Spanish    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Reference - Dictionaries    9. Spanish    10. Spanish language    11. Spanish: Grades 4-7    12. Bilingual dictionaries    13. Foreign Language Study / Spanish   

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La Viejita.. is excellent for teaching Spanish .
Engaging illustrations and repetition in the text make this an excellent book for teaching Spanish as a second language.Perfect for learning clothing vocabulary!!

Un libro precioso para ninos/A precious children's book
La viejecita que no le tenia miedo a nada es un libro muy divertido,especialmente para ninos chiquitos.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Fear    4. Fiction    5. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    6. Holidays & Festivals - Halloween    7. Horror & Ghost Stories    8. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    9. Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings    10. Spanish language materials    11. Spanish: Kindergarten    12. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Single Title    13. Modern fiction   

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Great introduction to Spanish and English
I love how this book allows a parent to teach their child both the Spanish and English vocabulary words.I think it is a great introductory tool, and the pictures are brilliant and interesting.We also have "My First Spanish Truck Board Book" and "My First Spanish Animal Board Book."we plan to purchase "My First Spanish Farm Board Book" next.Hopefully, DK will continue this great series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Language Arts - General    7. Spanish language    8. Spanish: Grades 2-3    9. Vocabulary    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study / Spanish   

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Goodnight Moon in Spanish
As an NY born of Dominican decent, I love reading this book to my little one.My 20 month old daughter loves this book. We have both the English and Spanish versions of the book.Often times she brings her Dad or me both books to read to her.We start with one gets tired of it mid-way and then she wants us to pick up where we left off in the other language.It doesn't really matter to her which language we start/end with.We change it up all the time.I agree with some other reviewers that the translation is not exact, but the flow is very good with the changes that were made.I especially like "la viejecita que teje muy calladita" instead of "a quiet old lady who was whispering 'hush'," especially since I knit and my daughter can relate to that.Because of this book she has begun to comfortably alternate luna/moon and star/estrella.I think it's really important for my little girl to learn both Spanish and, obviously, English and this book makes it that much easier to accomplish.

Good Night Moon (spanish edition)
Our family does not speak Spanish.However my son is currently taking Spanish 5 in high school.He believes learning a foreign language is important and wants to teach his new niece.He is looking forward to reading it to her!

great read
My son is only 6 months old, but he truly enjoy this book and the wonderful colors.We have in english as well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Rabbits    2. Bedtime    3. Bedtime & Dreams    4. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    5. Classics    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Rabbits    9. Spanish language materials    10. Spanish: Babies & Toddlers    11. Juvenile Fiction / Classics   

Subjects:  1. Business, Careers, Occupations    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. General    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Designed / suitable for National Curriculum    7. Italian    8. Modern languages (ie other than English)   

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Hard to overstate the charm....
It would be hard to overstate the charm of these wonderful stories.Like many others, I picked up this book to help with my project of trying to teach myself French.Not only does it serve that purpose, but it is so engaging that it has held me on course when the inherent difficulty of the language and some cross-cultural exasperation has tempted me to chuck the whole project.No way could I ever write this little dude and his copains out of my life.
very very funny stuff
A collection of stories told from the perspective of a young French boy, Le Petit Nicolas is charming and extremely hilarious!I have not read this book in many years, but I never forgot the stories and cartoon drawings that cracked me up so much.The chapter where he smokes cigars, entitled "Je Fume," comes to mind as one of my favorites. Also, for me it was not just the stories themselves, but the way he tells them that make it so funny.I'd had a couple of years of French in high school and in college before I read this, and while that was more than enough background to enjoy it immensely, there were parts that were difficult to understand.Many phrases, like "un coup de poing sur le nez," are easy enough to figure out, and usually the context is enough to clarify things if one gets stumped.In many ways Nicolas reminds me of Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes.There are not as many pictures (although the ones included are excellent), and while Nicolas has a cleaner haircut, he is no less the rebel for it.This is highly recommended reading for anyone with any ability whatsoever in the French language.

sweet, warm humor that transcends culture
The author who cowrote the Asterix series once again transcends cultural barriers with his innocent, warm, boyish humor.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. People & Places - Europe    6. Language readers   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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The Best Book Out There
C'etait dit a moi que "Une Fois Pour Toutes" est le meilleur livre de grammaire francaise;donc, je vais l'acheter. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Kindergarten    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. French    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Early learning / early learning concepts    7. Modern language learning material   

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Language   

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Useful but limited
This is a reference grammar of a traditional informal type. It provides much information about how different things are said, including such specialized constructions as dates and times, with numerous examples. It has a detailed index and a fair amount of cross-referencing. Examples are provided both in Arabic script and in romanization.
Valuable Contribution to the Literature
This book fills and important hole in the literature: a solid,up-to-date, in-print grammar of the Urdu language.I have used it to supplement my study of other Urdu texts. good!
A great book. It does what it says. Clear, easy to understand. It says that this book is not for complete beginners, but it could be, given only that said beginners are not complete idiots. I bought another book, a 'teach yourself' book, which I needn't have, given that this book suffices. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English    2. Grammar    3. Indic & South Asian Languages - Hindi    4. Language    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    7. Miscellaneous    8. Syntax    9. Textbook for foreign speakers    10. Urdu language    11. Grammar & vocabulary    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study    13. Urdu   

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Great as a supplement or review
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.
Some issues with some of the Spanish Words
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.

Basic, brief intro to Spanish
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. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bilingual    2. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Concepts - General    5. Food    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Spanish language materials    9. Spanish: Babies & Toddlers    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Nie ma drzew w tym lesie.
I bought this book after having looked far and wide to discover that there is not a single good Polish grammar book in the English language. This one is at least comprehensive and well organised.
Matko boska!
What a great resource. Bielec's book provides the most succinct and clear grammar of Polish I've ever read. As an upper-intermediate/lower-advanced speaker, I've found this book invaluable in helping explain the ever overwelming nightmare of Polish declination. Great for Beginners and Intermediate
I love this book, it has helped me to learn the language.He breaks it down into small enough chunks so anyone can learn. I also recomend his smaller book, "Basic Polish A grammar and workbook."I have used them together to learn the language. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Foreign Language Study    4. Grammar    5. Language    6. Polish    7. Polish language    8. Textbooks for foreign speakers    9. Grammar & vocabulary    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study   

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The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas
This is a wonderful children's book.It is a classic Latin American folktale. It was fun to travel with the Bossy Gallito to his uncle's wedding.Along the way, of course, he runs into some trouble and, well, you just have to read the rest! Although this classic cummulative story was familiar to my students, its illustrations captivated my second-grader's attention.We absolutely enjoyed this book! Another plus is that the book is bilingual.What more could you ask for? (For a comparison, try the same title written by Alma Flor Ada.) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Bilingual    3. Bilingual books    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Cuba    6. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country/Ethnic-General    7. Folklore    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile Folk Tales / Mythology / Fables    10. Spanish language materials    11. Spanish: Grades 1-2   

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language Study - General    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)   

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We want a whole series of Proffesor Parrot in Spanish!
My son, aged 2, loves the "bird" videotape! I'm trying to teach him spanish but I'm having trouble finding visual materials in Spanish for him. This video touches the basics in an entertaining way so it's engaging for kids. The acting and singing isn't top notch but it serves the purpose: my son has been belting out the "colores" song at the supermarket!
Mr. Parrot
My 2.5-yeard old LOVES Mr. Parrot and sits through the whole video repeating some words here and there. I only wish there were videos out there for younger kids that teach more of the language than just "Hi", "My name is...", and numbers. This one is cool and engaing, but short and only covers a very small part of the introductory Spanish language.

Great DVD!
I am using the DVD with my 6 & 7 year old daughters.We love it!They beg to watch this DVD over and over.They have learned the numbers, colors, and many simple phrases.I popped the DVD into my computer and was able to print out a complete transcript and learning guide.We are using this in our home school.I will use this until the children tire of it, and then move on to a more formal Spanish instruction. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Audio - Language    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. Foreign Language Study - Spanish    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Video - Family    7. Modern language learning material    8. Spanish   

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Great book!
My daughter loves this book. The pictures are really cute. From about age 1, she would point to the various animals and we would make the animal noise. As she got older she can try to say the name of the animal in both English and French. This is a fantastic book.

perfect for learning
This is perfect for children (or adults!) learning french. It uses repeatition and variation to teach several different simple sentence structures and useful vocabluary words.Cute pictures. Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Dogs    5. Fiction    6. Foreign Language Study - General    7. French language materials    8. Friendship    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Play    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Social Issues - Friendship    13. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner   

Subjects:  1. Boys / Men    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. General    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Designed / suitable for National Curriculum    7. Italian    8. Modern languages (ie other than English)   

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Great for learning at home!
This book is great, especially when it is used with the ancillary materials (workbooks, audio CD program, computer software(Take Home Tutor on CD-ROM), integrated DVD program, and tests made from the Teacher's Test Generator).I have the latest version of this text (2004) and I acquired all of the ancillaries through the publisher (Houghton Mifflin) at their website.All of these materials make for a greathomelanguage library that canbe used over and over by family members!

Better for a class
En espanol is a ok textbook. I have a hardcover edition(which I checked-it is the same book.)It seems to rely on lots of videos and recordings that don't come w/ the book (but w/ the teacher's edition) . The workbook (titled- En Espanol!: Cuaderno: Mas Practica: Level 1) is directly tied to it so if you buy the book buy that too.

An OK textbook....
I'm using this book in my high school Spanish I book.I've been taking French for 8 years now, but I decided to pick Spanish up as well.Having taken French for so long, I know what works in a text book and what doesn't.Here are the pros and cons of this Spanish textbook (for me at least):Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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Pretty good, more vocab oriented
I like the Paso a Paso series. I skipped from Spanish I to Spanish IV with the help of these books. You do indeed develope pretty good, and useful, vocabulary in the texts. You are also ready for the next book if all you get to is chapter 8. Only 8 chapters are necessary. Though, you will have a more solid foundation with all chapters of each book.
good
Good text book. It will prepare you for what you need to know. I bought this book and skipped Spanish 1 in 9th grade. All As in Spanish 2. I can't complain.
pickley heimer
this is a very not useful book.i dont even know what paso paso is. in fact,this book is not about paso a paso it is about spanish.momo ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Spanish language    5. Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Textbooks for foreign speakers