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Usborne Language Guides “French For Beginners” (Angela Wilkes) $5 PB VGC This delightful series is more inviting than ever! No heavy text-- just colourful and amusing cartoon strips with speech bubbles to make understanding and speaking practically instantaneous.7-11 YO http://www4.alibris-static.com/isbn/9780844214139.gif
Usborne “Practise Your French” (Jane Chisholm) $4 PB VGC A lovely book designed to help students who have just started learning French in an entertaining way. Illustrated with colourful cartoons, the book introduces and revises points of grammar, then tests them with quizzes, puzzles and games. 10+ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practise-Your-French-Puzzles-Improve/dp/086020832X
Usborne “Practise Your French Write-In Workbook” (Janet Cook) $3 PB VGC Packed with entertaining quizzes and games to test agreements, verb endings and other grammatical hurdles. There is a grammar section and a vocabulary list at the back if children get stuck. A companion to the Usborne ‘Practise Your French’ book.
Usborne Children’s Wordfinder in French (Anne Civardi) $6 PB VGC Labelled drawings identify the French words for objects related to transportation, sports, the home, farm life, castles, stores, towns, beaches, and toys. Gorgeous illustrations! 7+ http://ca.pbsstatic.com/l/30/3930/9780746003930.jpg
Usborne Children’s Wordfinder in German (Anne Civardi) $6 HB VGC Labelled drawings identify the German words for objects related to transportation, sports, the home, farm life, castles, stores, towns, beaches, and toys. Gorgeous illustrations! 7+ http://pictures.abebooks.com/MUSESBOOKS/756240748.jpg
Usborne Internet-Linked German for Beginners Pack (Angela Wilkes) $12 HB VGC This comprehensive pack contains everything needed to start learning German: audio CD, a lively and entertaining guide for complete beginners, an illustrated workbook with exercises, a pocket dictionary/wordbook with 120 stickers, and 50 illustrated flashcards to test vocabulary. It includes Internet links offering opportunities to hear the language spoken by native German speakers. Grammar is clearly explained and puzzles and exercises are provided. 8+ http://www.amazon.com/German-Beginners-Internet-Linked-Angela/dp/0746046405
Usborne 1000 First Words In German (Heather Amery) $4 HB GC This book has large pictures for looking and talking, surrounded by small, labelled pictures of 1000 of the most familiar things, to build up and practice German vocabulary. This is backed up by an alphabetical word list with pronunciation guides. Each page has a different scenario: pages of rooms from and around the house, school, city streets, stores, restaurants, etc. At the center of the page is a very busy picture showing all kinds of activities which relate to the page topic. Then, the actions and items shown in the picture are shown separately around the border of the picture with their names. As a game, you can study the item's names, then try to identify them in the picture. 6-10 YO http://www2.alibris-static.com/isbn/9780746023075.gif
I Can Read German: My First English-German Word Book (Penrose Colyer) $5 HB VGC Double-page spreads contain cartoon-like illustrations and sentences, in both German and English, about August and his friends. An introduction covers pronunciation and includes tips on reading. A great introduction to LOTE for young children! 6-10 YO http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/images/1562945475/sr=1-10/qid=1253231637/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=916520&s=books&qid=1253231637&sr=1-10
We Want To Learn “First German” (Nicola Baxter) $2 PB VGC An introduction to German, with over 800 illustrated words. The pronunciation guide and suggestions for games will help to make learning an enjoyable experience. 6-10 YO
DK First Spanish Picture Dictionary (Elise See Tai) $6 HB EC (Ex lib) This practical and engaging first Spanish dictionary introduces basic conjugation principles and the most common irregular verbs. Features colourful scenes with bilingual labels. Recommended! 5-10 YO http://www.amazon.com/DK-First-Spanish-Picture-Dictionary/dp/0756613701
Teach Me Spanish: A Musical Journey Through The Day (Judy Mahoney) $6 PB VGC (Ex lib) Sing along and learn Spanish as you follow Marie and Peter through the day. Learn the alphabet, numbers, colors and basic concepts in Spanish. Perfect for pre-school to early elementary aged children to learn a new language. Includes paperback book and audio CD ( a few light scratches, plays fine) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0934633932/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
Teach Me More Spanish: A Musical Journey Through The Year (Judy Mahoney) $2 PB VGC (Ex lib) A 20-page colouring book that includes lyrics for songs about the months of the year in Spanish and translations. (No CD) 6-10 YO http://www.amazon.com/Teach-More-Spanish-Paperback-Audio/dp/0934633959
My Greek Reader: For the Second Grade (Theodore C. Papaloizos) $4 PB VGC (Small amount of notes in red) Includes 34 lessons that introduce a variety of subjects taken from a child's everyday life and introduces the past and future tenses and the plural of all nouns. Each lesson is written in Greek and followed by English vocabulary. 8+ http://www.librarything.com/work/1167254/covers
(Last update September, 2011)
