The need for language immersion education is growing each year as parents recognize the long term benefits of early language learning.
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 36 pages
About the Books
The need for language immersion education is growing each year as parents recognize the long term benefits of early language learning, and the amazing opportunities that arise with fluency in a second language.
I Know How to Hola is a delightful story of a child’s first day in Spanish immersion, full of excitement, joy and questions.
I Know How to Hola is a delightful story of a child’s first day in Spanish immersion, full of excitement, joy and questions. Written in beautiful rhyme, with the Spanish translation, the book also includes more than 70 vocabulary words and three activity pages.
I Know How to Ni Hao is a sweet story of a child’s first day in Chinese immersion, full of excitement, joy and questions.
I Know How to Ni Hao is a sweet story of a child’s first day in Chinese immersion, full of excitement, joy and questions. Written in beautiful rhyme, with the Mandarin Chinese character translation and transliteration of Pinyin. The book also includes more than 70 vocabulary words and three activity pages.
About the Author
Susanne Aspley is mother of two children enrolled in Chinese Immersion at Excelsior Elementary, MN. She retired as a Sergeant First Class, US Army Reserve, serving 20 years as a photojournalist in Kuwait, Bosnia, Panama and Cuba. She is also a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Thailand, where she taught English, ate spicy food and raised ducks. She worked on a kibbutz for a year in Israel as well as worked in Yorkshire England. Susanne holds a BA in English Literature with a Minor in Film from the University of Minnesota. She loves her elderly poodle, surly cat and rescued pitbull. Visit: www.iknowhowtobooks.com www.facebook.com/languageimmersionparents
About the Illustrator
Lucas Richards in an award winning Twin Cities graphic artist, originally from Wisconsin, where he studied art and illustration. Lucas Richards currently creates amazing things at Spunk Design Machine, Minneapolis. But don’t take our word for it, check out his portfolio of work at www.dippedinacid.com.
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Congratulations to M. Berbeza of Pulaski Elementary School, Ms. R. P. Mariani & J Vaught! You are the 3 winners of this educational giveaway. Your books will be on their way to you very soon.
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Congratulations to M. Berbeza of Pulaski Elementary School, Ms. R. P. Mariani & J Vaught! You are the 3 winners of this educational giveaway. Your books will be on their way to you very soon.