28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables: Short, Simple Stories for Language Learners of All Ages, with Online Audio

by Adam Beck

Overview

The perfect book of short, simple stories for learning Spanish, with online audio! Widely praised by beginners and by parents raising bilingual kids!

28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables is a language learning resource (not a picture book) designed to fuel the improvement of learners of Spanish or English. Engaging and effective for children, teens, and adults, with easy access to online audio files offering professional narration in both languages. A useful, flexible resource for self-study, homeschooling, or classroom use, it includes ideas for learners, parents, and teachers to make the most of this book in order to advance their language learning aims.

The book consists of familiar stories crafted in short, simple texts on dual-facing English and Spanish pages that can benefit a wide range of ages and learning situations:

*Children, monolingual or bilingual, who are developing their language and literacy ability in Spanish and/or English, whether at home or at school.

*Teens and adults who are language learners of Spanish or English, whether studying on their own or in a classroom.

With these enjoyable, text-only stories, learners can focus fully on the target language to strengthen their language skills. This format also offers parents and teachers the flexibility to follow up with their own questions or exercises, if they wish, which can be targeted to the particular needs of their children or students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784908629068
Publisher:	Bilingual Adventures
Publication date:	07/27/2020
Pages:	68
Sales rank:	129,333
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.14(d)

About the Author

Adam Beck is the author of the popular books Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability and Bilingual Success Stories Around the World, both praised worldwide by parents and leaders in the field of child bilingualism for their practical and empowering approach to the bilingual aim. He is also the author of the playful "picture book for adults" titled I WANT TO BE BILINGUAL! (illustrated by Pavel Goldaev), which emphasizes the most important information parents need for realizing joyful success on a bilingual journey.In addition, he created 28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables, a language learning resource containing short, simple texts on dual-facing English and Spanish pages. This engaging book, with online audio, is useful for any learner of Spanish or English, from kids to adults.Adam is the founder of the influential blog Bilingual Monkeys (https://bilingualmonkeys.com) and the lively forum The Bilingual Zoo (https://bilingualzoo.com). Along with his books and his online writing, he provides powerful, one-to-one support for parents raising bilingual and multilingual children through Bilingual SuperKids (https://bilingualsuperkids.com), his private coaching program.

Table of Contents

1. The Three Little Pigs

1. Los tres cerditos

2. The Lion and the Mouse

2. El león y el ratón

3. The Tortoise and the Hare

3. La tortuga y la liebre

4. The Gingerbread Man

4. El hombre de pan de jengibre

5. Stone Soup

5. Sopa de piedra

6. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

6. Los tres chivos Gruff

7. Cinderella

7. Cenicienta

8. The Ugly Duckling

8. El patito feo

9. The Little Pot

9. La pequeña olla

10. Goldilocks and the Three Bears

10. Ricitos de Oro y los tres osos

11. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

11. El pastorcito mentiroso

12. The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs

12. La gansa que ponía huevos de oro

13. The Ants and the Grasshopper

13. Las hormigas y el saltamontes

14. The Mice and the Cat

14. Los ratones y el gato

15. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

15. El ratón de ciudad y el ratón de campo

16. The Little Red Hen

16. La gallinita roja

17. The Golden Touch

17. El toque de oro

18. Diamonds and Toads

18. Diamantes y sapos

19. Silly Jack

19. Jack el tonto

20. Little Red Riding Hood

20. Caperucita Roja

21. The Fisherman and His Wife

21. El pescador y su esposa

22. The Great Big Turnip

22. El rábano gigante

23. The Elves and the Shoemaker

23. Los duendes y el zapatero

24. The Three Wishes

24. Los tres deseos

25. Jack and the Beanstalk

25. Jack y los frijoles mágicos

26. The Man, His Son, and the Donkey

26. El hombre, su hijo y el burro

27. Rumpelstiltskin (English)

27. Rumpelstiltskin (español)

28. The Bremen Town Musicians

28. Los músicos de Bremen

Editorial Reviews

"What an engaging resource! I appreciate the way the author uses the action and patterns of familiar stories to focus on high frequency structures. The short sentences help language learners keep their bearings, while the concise narration holds their attention. These stories will be a tremendous confidence builder for my students! The audio files make it easy to create rich learning experiences in different settings. I am sure many dual language programs, world language classes, and families will make these stories an integral part of their language journey." --Jennifer Brunk, longtime educator and founder of Spanish Playground, a leading site for Spanish resources, and creator of the Spanish Playground YouTube channel

"Stories are simply the best way to provide engaging language. This delightful collection of fairy tales and fables is a wonderful resource for kids to adults, to improve their listening and reading skills in Spanish or English. The comprehensible stories help learners acquire new language in context, and support bilingual kids in expanding their vocabulary. My own kids love listening to them at night before bed!" --Elisabeth Alvarado, founder of the popular blog Spanish Mama and creator of practical and engaging Spanish resources for the home and classroom at Teachers Pay Teachers

"28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables is a wonderful language learning tool for all ages by an authority in the bilingual world, Adam Beck! Easy to read, fun to listen to, the book offers the readers plenty of opportunities to learn words, sentence structures, sounds and rhythms without missing a beat. A resource for generations to come. Bravo, Mr. Beck!" --Maritere Bellas, award-winning author, parenting topic expert, and advocate of raising bilingual and multicultural children

"A must-have for families raising bilingual kids in English and Spanish, it gives parents the opportunity to provide exposure in each language and help their children improve their language skills. Using the same resource, parents can share the special moment of reading to their children those traditional stories that have become classics for so many cultures around the world." --Ana Calabrese, bilingualism advocate, founder of the musical approach Spanish Plus Me, and creator of the album "Short + Fun Spanish Beats"

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