Series: First Picture Flap Books.
Subject Areas: French, Vocabulary.
Ages: 4 5 6 7 8.
Type: Picture Book, Flap Book

This delightful new hardback title was given to each of us that attended the Usborne National Convention in Tulsa last week -- it's beautiful, illustrated with the gorgeous clay models of Usborne's Jo Litchfield. A side note: I love the multicultural look of Jo Litchfield's models -- children of all races and color!

Each two-page spread is a setting that would be familiar to children, such as a birthday party, a schoolyard, a public park, a classroom, a cafe, and several other places. On each page you'll see one large and several smaller flaps to lift. The larger flap shows various objects found on those two pages, and the translation, in English, is hidden until you lift it and look. My very favorite large flap has all kinds of sweet little farm animals -- you also get a counting lesson in French on this flap. On each of the smaller flaps throughout the book are French expressions or questions, and under the flap is written the English equivalent.

The back cover gives directions to Usborne's quicklinks where your child can hear the correct pronunciations, if you need them. This book, together with the links, provides a friendly, fun introduction to the beautiful French language. (It's also available in Spanish!) If you enjoy this book, you could move on to First Hundred Words in French or The Usborne Picture Dictionary in French, First Words Flashcards in French, and then check out other Usborne French titles intended for older kids.

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Of Interest To: Librarians and Media Specialists, Parents, ESL Teachers