Everywhere the Cow Says "Moo"ILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 2–4 Grades: Preschool Pages: 32 List Price: 14.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 3/1/2008 ISBN: 1-59078-458-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-458-7 |
Animal sounds 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, this colorful book is an entertaining way to introduce young children to foreign language and onomatopoeia. A chart in the back shows how the words are spelled in their respective languages. Reviews"Ellen Slusky Weinstein has taken the traditional "animal sounds" book and turned it into a fun beginning reader-foreign language lesson by using repetitive, easy-to-read text. ... Kenneth Andersson's simple digital pictures not only illustrate the animals and symbols from each country, but are sure to delight young readers as well. ... [T]his funny, entertaining picture book is sure to educate and delight readers." "The spare and colorful cartoonlike pictures mix the look of folk art and digital precision. Bold primary colors and heavy black lines abound. A glossary includes proper and phonetic spellings. Overall, this is an interesting book that may appeal to children interested in different cultures.–Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH" |
