Synopses & Reviews
Animal soudns around the world. In English, the duck says, "Quack, quack!" But in French, the duck says, "Kwang, kwang!" Children love voicing sound words, and Ellen Slusky Weinstein's lively book introduces the sounds of a dog, a frog, a duck, and a rooster as pronounced in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese. With humorous illustrations by Kenneth Andersson, here is an entertaining way to introduce young children to foreign language and onomatopoeia. A chart at the back of the book shows how the words are spelled in their respective languages.
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"[A] solid choice for young children who are learning about animal sounds or being introduced to the multiplicity of languages for the first time." --Kirkus Reviews
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"A fun beginning reader-foreign language lesson by using repetitive, easy-to-read text. . . . Sure to educate and delight readers." --Library Media Connection
About the Author
Ellen Slusky Weinstein is a licensed social worker in private practice. She lives in Sharon, Massachusetts with her husband, children, four dogs, and a turtle. This is her first children's book.
Kenneth Andersson is an illustrator based in Sweden, where he lives with his family on an island outside Stockholm.