Overview
Main 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.
Author comments
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.
Back cover copy
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!
