Publisher Description

Open the pages of this book and you'll soon be speaking French! Colorful illustrations and simple labels make learning French fun. From the basics to cool phrases, this book will give you lots to talk about!

Author Biography

Jill Kalz is the author of more than 70 children's books. Her picture book Farmer Cap (Picture Window Books) was a finalist for a 2008 Minnesota Book Award and the winner of the Readers' Choice Award and an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award. Jill also writes short stories and poetry for adults. She works as a children's book editor and lives in Minnesota with her charismatic dog, Tuckerbean.

Table of Contents

The basics -- Feelings -- Who are you? -- Meals -- Family -- Dates and time -- Months and seasons -- Weather -- School -- Home -- Hobbies -- With friends -- Numbers -- Colors.

Review

Each book in this series has an instructional page explaining the format and basics about the mechanics of the language. The alphabet and pronunciations of the individual letters and letter combinations found within each language are also provided. Appealing two-page full-color cartoon layouts illustrate the use of the language in various situations such as School, Weather, and Home. The cartoons' speech bubbles are filled with the foreign language phrase or word, the English translation, and phonetic pronunciation. Each volume concludes with numbers and colors. This series is straightforward, provides basic phrases and words, and because the books follow the same format, moving from one to another is easy and familiar. Websites through the publisher's portal are not always easily navigated by young readers, even though they are on-topic. Recommended.-- "Library Media Connection"

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Each book in this series has an instructional page explaining the format and basics about the mechanics of the language. The alphabet and pronunciations of the individual letters and letter combinations found within each language are also provided. Appealing two-page full-color cartoon layouts illustrate the use of the language in various situations such as School, Weather, and Home. The cartoons' speech bubbles are filled with the foreign language phrase or word, the English translation, and phonetic pronunciation. Each volume concludes with numbers and colors. This series is straightforward, provides basic phrases and words, and because the books follow the same format, moving from one to another is easy and familiar. Websites through the publisher's portal are not always easily navigated by young readers, even though they are on-topic. Recommended.

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