An Interactive Spanish Course for Children and Parents (Espa?ol Para Chicos Y Grandes)

By Rita Wirkala

Exercises Manual and audio CD

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974503207
• ISBN13: 9780974503202
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: All Bilingual Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great book, extremely useful!

This book has assisted me greatly in my elementary school Spanish classes during the past year. I have purchased books for all of my students, and it has added not just valuable lessons on the Spanish language but also an emphasis on culture from various Spanish speaking countries, which I found to be excellent! I would highly recommend this book to ANYONE interested in learning Spanish, but would definitely recommend them to buy the workbook as well if they really want to pick up the language. The textbook offers tons of vocabulary and sentence structure, as well as songs and other good information, but the workbook allows you to really practice what you've learned, and it comes with a CD so you can hear the language spoken! It is by far the best language tool I have come across in the two years I have been teaching Spanish to children.

Great Resource

I have found this book to be an invaluable resource in my classroom. It is full of great activities for children young and old. The workbook reinforces what was learned in the lesson while the CD focuses on the auditory part of language acquisition. I have found this book to work for kindergartners all the way up to 8th graders. The lessons are succint and well directed. It makes teaching a class very easy because there is already a relevant lesson planned for just about any topic you wish to cover. This book is great and I would recommend it to anyone, whether they are a teacher, or just wish to teach their child at home. This has been a huge help to me. Buy this book!!!

Clear, challenging, and entertaining

I am an extracurricular Spanish instructor at an elementary school in Seattle, Washington. It has often been difficult to find texts and exercises that are oriented towards young people, but that are challenging enough to convey basic Spanish grammar. Many Spanish books are either utterly dry or focus entirely on vocabulary and memorization. Espanol para Chicos y Grandes does neither - it respects the Chicos/chicas (youth) for whom it is written, but avoids boring them to death. I also appreciated the simple cultural tidbits that liven up the book. It is clear that the author has a knowledge and love for the Spanish and Hispanic cultures and peoples. I plan on ordering a set for my class next year. The translation of the main title of this book is "Spanish for Kids and Adults". The title is accurate: this set of books and CD is perfect for kids, but also offers the simplicity and clarity needed to give adults a basic intro to the language. Actually, a few of my students' parents have started studying with the books right along with their kids, and they seem to be picking it up quite well. I highly recommend this curriculum!