Ça va? Comó estás?
By Staff -- Playthings, 10/1/2005
Bonjour Les Amis! Hola Amigos! These phrases in French and Spanish are also the titles of the DVD language series from Monterey Media, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Words and phrase guides, printable word puzzles and bilingual games and song lyrics are among the offerings for kids ages 4 to 9.
Moustache the cat, Bonjour Les Amis, and Paco, Hola Amigos, take kids through each activity.
For second languages, International Baby, Lawrenceville, N.J., starts babies off with Let's Sing Together, for ages 0 to 4. The DVD features 14 songs, 15 vocabulary words and phrases in English and Spanish and interactive flashcards.
English is the focus with the new DVDs from Preschool Prep Company, Danville, Calif. In Meet the Letters and Meet the Numbers, kids aged 9 months to 5 years can learn to count to 10 and learn the entire alphabet. For kids who are ready to start reading, The Phonics Super Star Reading System software, Help Me 2 Learn, Yucaipa, Calif., can help with their first words. Reading comprehension, phonics and numbers are learned in songs, tests and other activities.
