Eight Animals on the Town

by Susan Middleton Elya

Book Overview

A skillful mix of English and Spanish adds a special flair to this lively, rhythmic picture book. It's non-stop fun when eight animal friends-ocho animales-head out to the market to find their supper.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399234373
• ISBN13: 9780399234378
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

"Mommy, read it AGAIN !"

Woo Woo! And away we go to town, with a Spanish lesson on the side. Puerta Vallarta artist Lee Chapman does a wonderful job painting for the "small canvas" of each page. His whimsical style is one that both children and parents will enjoy.

Spectacular

What a wonderful book for introducing young children to another language. After reading just a few times, my son was started using the Spanish vocabulary in the book. It is particularly brilliant since English is married to the Spanish words such that the meaning of the Spanish words is clear from the context. We love it

Your child will be bilingual!!

This is a charming book that your child will love! Our three year old daughter begs us to read it to her each night and enjoys practicing the spanish words in the story. The illustrations in the book are vibrant and fun to look at and the english/spanish translations are not intimidating. After checking it out at the library a few times we decided to make it our own.

Eight Animals On The Town Is A Festive Frolic

Eight Animals On The Town Is A Festive Frolic for children and adults. "Frog hops along, hungry for flies. 'Moscas,' says Rana, 'economy size.'" You can't help but laugh as the mouse, cat, dog, bird, frog, horse, cow, and pig purchase the ingredients for their feast and later dance the night away. This is one of my son's favorite books. We both love the amusing illustrations - a horse dancing and playing maracas - a bird wearing sneakers riding on the back of a cow - a pig driving a car. The glossary at the back of the book provides english translation and pronunciation for all of the spanish words. Eight Animals On The Town makes learning fun.

Learning Spanish is fun!

Susan Middleton Elya has done it again, only better! We enjoyed her first book, Say Hola to Spanish, but this one takes the cake. We learn about eight (ocho) animals (animales) and their trip to the market. The book does an excellent job of using rhyme to tell the story. Each animal is assigned a number and a food item. As they travel to market, we learn the Spanish names for the animals, their number, and the food they choose. The back of the book contains a glossary and a pronunciation guide which was a great help. My 3 year old loves it! We read it over and over and are learning a lot in the process. A must read for anyone wanting to learn simple Spanish words!