Vamos a saltar a la cuerda / Let’s Jump Rope


Book Description

Jumping rope makes being active easy and fun. In this charming book, a young girl spends the afternoon jumping rope with friends in her neighborhood. The familiar setting and relatable narrator help readers make connections with the text. Accessible language is perfect for young children who are just learning to read. A picture glossary and index introduce readers to important nonfiction text elements. Beautiful, full-color illustrations will keep readers and listeners alike turning the pages.




Vamos a jugar al básquetbol / Let’s Play Basketball


Book Description

Dribble, shoot, score. Playing basketball is a great way to have fun with friends. It's also the perfect way to stay active. Readers hit the court with an engaging narrator in this exciting narrative about a basketball game. A city park offers a familiar setting, and each scene is beautifully illustrated in vibrant color. Emergent readers will find the age-appropriate text easy to read. Children will be excited to get outside and play after finding out who wins the big game.




Play and Learn Spanish with Audio CD, 2nd Edition


Book Description

Spanish language lessons for English-speaking children to learn to speak and write.




Vamos a jugar a pilla-pilla / Let’s Play Tag


Book Description

Tag, you're it. Children will want to get up and run after reading this exciting story about playing tag. A relatable narrator and familiar city setting help young readers make connections with the text. Bright, full-color illustrations on each page bring the narrative to life, keeping readers and younger listeners engaged. A special Words to Know section helps children understand words that may be new to them. A game of tag makes getting active fun.




Vamos a nadar / Let’s Go Swimming


Book Description

Swimming at the public pool is the perfect way to stay active during the hot summer months. In this book, readers will spend a delightful day at the pool with a relatable narrator and his friends. Bright, colorful illustrations on each page bring the story to life. Beginning readers benefit from age-appropriate text, and a picture glossary helps define words that may be unfamiliar. Readers and younger listeners will be excited to dive into this fun story.




Becoming a Bilingual Family


Book Description

Gives English-speaking parents the tools to start speaking Spanish with their kids in their earliest years, when children are most receptive to learning languages. It teaches the vocabulary and idioms for speaking to children in Spanish and offers practical, proven ways to create a language-learning environment at home.




Play and Learn Spanish (Book + Audio CD)


Book Description

Over 50 fun songs, games and everyday activities to get started in Spanish! From taking a bath to going shopping, books in the Play and Learn Language series turn everyday routines into fun language-learning activities for parents and children. Packed with lively four-color illustrations, each package features: Fun songs, games, and activities Key word illustrations Engaging comic strips Sidebars with fun cultural information English translations for all activities Packaged inside each book is an audio CD that includes all the songs, games, and expressions in the course.




Let's Speak Spanish


Book Description

Labeled pictures in Spanish and English introduce vocabulary for everyday scenes in the home, school, and neighborhood, as well as essential concepts such as colors, numbers and opposites.




English-Spanish Dialogues II for Advanced Spanish and ESL


Book Description

English-Spanish Dialogues II is a collection of over 60 conversations ranging from fundamental topics (e.g., Beach, Novels, and Garden) to academic (e.g., Philosophy, Algebra, and Chemistry). Revolving around a middle-class family, these conversations are presented in an easily accessible bilingual format ideal for classroom use, allowing the student to attain authentic tone, rhythm, inflection and volume in context. Throughout is a series of cartoons meant not only to enhance the vocabulary, but also to bring life to the dialogues. Choosing the dialogues most practical and interesting, the student can be exposed to an ample variety of useful vocabulary—lasting over a year at the rate of one dialogue per week. The introduction presents a variety of standard and innovative methods for presenting the material. Our goal is to breathe life into language learning.




Wide Sargasso Sea


Book Description

"A considerable tour de force by any standard." ?New York Times Book Review"