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My Review
Source: provided by author in exchange for my honest review
From the mowing of the lawn to the splish-splashing of rain puddles, Talia Aikens-Nuñez’s bilingual picture book Escucha Means Listen introduces toddlers and babies to the sweet sounds around them.
Take a journey through the world—just listening. Escucha Means Listen helps children discover sounds around them in English and Spanish.
Here is a book that provided introduction to few simple Spanish words translated to English. As a picture book, it was geared to be read to young children to learn particular words through a theme ...What do you hear? (see excerpt below). Having such a theme made this book move smoothly. Also, the illustrations were exceptionally appealing and easy on the eyes (kudos to illustrator, Dina Ashraf Hemi!).
I did have a couple of qualms. One was the answer to what was making the "Vrrr! Vrrr!" sound ..not quite accurate! And two, there seems to be an assumption that the reader can pronounce the Spanish words correctly. Thus, a pronunciation key would have been great to include in the book.
Overall, a darling bilingual picture book.
Excerpt:
Buzz. Buzz. Qué oyes? (What do you hear?)
Las abejas (The bees) circling the flowers.
Woosh. Woosh. What do you hear?
El viento (The wind) is whistling by.
Shh. Shh. Qué oyes? (What do you hear?)
Las hojas (The leaves) are dancing on the trees.
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