20 First Words in 20 Languages

by Odd Dot

Overview

Turn the wheel to translate twenty first words into twenty different languages in this groundbreaking interactive board book, 20 FIRST WORDS IN 20 LANGUAGES.

Enjoy the magic of a board book that translates into twenty different languages. Wheels on each page turn easy-to-read and easy-to-say words and phrases such as hello, thank you, dog, and cat into languages such as Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin. Your toddler will adore learning new words and phrases from around the world. Eye-catching photographs throughout the book will prompt sight word learning and language development.

Use the mechanism to translate into English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Hebrew, Japanese, Urdu, Persian, Dutch, or Greek.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250230645
Publisher:	Odd Dot
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Pages:	11
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Odd Dot is a boutique imprint that publishes author-driven brands, select licensing partnerships, fiction, nonfiction, and innovative formats for ages 0-12. From toy-like board books and trend-setting sticker collections, to inspirational picture books and more, we are always steered by kids' interests and the transformative power of reading. Odd Dot's core mission is to craft books that inspire joy, foster connections, and ignite curiosity—all the while having a ton of fun together. Harnessing the magic of collaboration, Odd Dot specializes in delivering exceptional originality in whatever form our ideas and partnerships take. Discover more about our imprint on www.odddot.com or by following along on the adventure @odddotbooks.

Editorial Reviews

2020-02-09
A set of stock photos, mostly of happy babies or toddlers, with big spinners between each that offer appropriate single words in 20 languages.

A baby waves in the first picture, and turning the toothed wheel reveals 20 greetings in a small die-cut window adjacent. These range from “bonjour” to—with phonetic pronunciation in brackets and, as required, nonroman script—“kumustà,” “xin chào,” and “[mar-ha-baan].” Each language is identified (the ones above being French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic), with English included in the mix but, due to the circular format, not privileged. Refreshingly, European languages are in the minority, and there is an uncommon bounty of Asian languages. Except for colonial tongues, South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania are unrepresented. The infant cast and the grown-ups sometimes posed alongside appear diverse, although all wear secular Western clothing. Human images give way toward the end to equally cute pictures of pets (English: “dog,” pronounced “[dahg]”; Mandarin: “[goh]”; Cantonese: “[gow]”), a VW beetle (German: “auto”; Hindi: “[gar-lee]”), and other subjects. They’re all capped by a final view of a diapered butt (Italian: “arrivederci,” etc.). Many polylingual picture books, such as Ben Handicott’s Hello Atlas, illustrated by Kenard Pak (2016), offer samples of a greater number of languages, but along with its large vocabulary this positively shines with visual appeal. It may be one of those rare board books that draws more interest in repeat visits from older sharers than younger ones.

A prodigious polylingual production. (Board book/novelty. 6 mos.-5)

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