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Research has shown that children who are routinely exposed to sounds from foreign languages during their earliest months develop tonal memories that enhance their ability to learn multiple languages. Simply listening activates neural pathways and increases sound recognition skills, making it easier for the child to acquire language later in life. This 2 CD set provides 15 minutes of Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, English, Russian and Hebrew. It includes nursery rhymes, alphabet and numbers accompanied by music and lull... read more

Say and match the French and English words with the correct pictures learn 30 French words. Only the correct word jig will fit into the picture card. Pronunciation guide included. 1-5 players. Ages 5+.

A collection of original songs that introduce children to Italian language and culture through music and pictures. The booklet contains the song lyrics and an illustrated vocabulary list. English translations are provided at the end of the booklet. The music styles are varied and instrumental versions of the songs are included on the CD. Ages 4+.

Learn to speak words and phrases in Tongan. This book packs in many common words and phrases., including greetings, colours, numbers, body parts, animals and farewells. It is a great resource for anybody wanting to learn some basic words in Tongan.

Available in long-lasting vinyl cover, this dictionary is ideal for students. Bold, blue headwords make it easy to navigate around the dictionary quickly and a 48-page activity section includes fun games to improve language skills, including: crosswords, word searches, jumble, and sudoku-style puzzles. With over 45,000 entries, it not only captures the core words of the language, but also includes the latest jargon.

What better way to learn a new language than through rhymes and music? Everywhere in the world, there are poems and songs especially for children--rhymes that are sung from generation to generation and never forgotten. In Japan, nursery rhymes speak of nature, of everyday joys, and of Japan's own special culture. In Japanese Nursery Rhymes fifteen well-loved verses are colorfully presented in a format that makes language learning easier. The included audio CD features kids and parents singing along in both Japanese and Englis... read more

Simple text paired with themed illustrations invite the reader to learn to speak French

Simple text paired with themed illustrations invite the reader to learn to speak Spanish

Introduce your child to German with this set of full-colour picture book, colouring activity book and CD. Illustrations, song lyrics and translations introduce children aged 2 to 12 to the German language. The CD has the songs with vocabulary, and the colouring activity book reinforces the lessons. Also includes a parent's guide leaflet.

In Ginger Foglesong Guy and Rene King Moreno’s third bilingual collaboration, a brother and sister search for some seemingly random objects. What could a bucket, sticks, and lids have to do with each other? As readers hunt along with them, they’ll start to figure it out-it’s a musical parade! With simple text in both English and Spanish and colorful artwork, Bravo is ideal for the very young, exploring language, music, and object identification.

This book is an excellent dictionary for people beginning to speak or write Samoan. It contains over 1000 commonly used words. There are wordlists for parts of the body, telling the time, colours, numbers, days of the week, and months of the year.

This six part television series offers a lively introduction to everyday Spanish for beginners. Based on the classic BBC TWO series, these entertaining and informative programmes can be used either alone or as part of the highly successful BBC short course Talk Spanish, which includes a compact course book and accompanying audio. Filmed on location in Spain, the Talk Spanish programmes assume no prior knowledge of the language, and feature authentic dialogues between native speakers, plus clear and concise on-screen language tips.... read more

Excellent for young children learning new languages, these enchanting picture word books features thousands of Jo Litchfield's miniature hand-modelled characters and objects. Each book in the series includes dictionary, vocabulary builder and spelling and pronunciation guides.

Learn to speak words and phrases in Samoan. Greetings, body parts, colours, animals, food, numbers and more.

Learning Chinese is really difficult, right? Wrong! Follow "Easy Peasy Chinese" and you'll be able to start speaking, writing and understanding this No.1 lingo in no time. Look out for the special headphones symbol and listen to the CD, so you can get the pronunciation exactly right. Give yourself a Chinese name, see how to haggle in the shops and test yourself to see if you know the key characters. Got them right? Learning Chinese is easy peasy!

A dictionary designed to make language learning easy and fun. It contains over 2,000 everyday words and phrases grouped thematically and illustrated with amusing pictures and busy scenes. To listen to all the words and phrases in this book go to the Usborne Quicklinks site. There are also downloadable French picture puzzles to print out, and links to other websites to find out more about French and France.

A dictionary designed to make language learning easy and fun, containing over 2,000 everyday words and phrases grouped thematically and illustrated with amusing pictures and busy scenes. All words and phrases can be listened to on the Usborne Quicklinks site.

How do you say hello in Arabic? Explore the pages of this Arabic English picture dictionary to learn new words and phrases. Colorful photographs and simple labels make learning Arabic easy. Kids have the ability to learn new languages rapidly. This inviting A+ set makes it more fun! Each themed spread features a large, scene-setting photo, providing context for the translated words. It is an excellent introduction to a second language. In this set, features include: Table of Contents; Note to Parents and Teachers; Full Colour; and Glossary.

A learning activity book full of puzzles and games, cutting and sticking to practise essential first words and phrases. Also contains colourful press-out characters with clothes to dress them.

Meant for learning Spanish, this activity book contains puzzles and games to practice essential first words and phrases like saying hello, counting, family names, eating, drinking, shopping and expressing likes and dislikes. It includes colorful press-out characters with clothes to dress them.