Spanish Every Day: A Learning Adventure for Young Readers

by William C. Harvey

Book Overview

This informal text, accompanied by more than 400 cartoon-style illustrations, is designed to teach the basics of practical conversational Spanish to all family members, with special focus on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764116940
• ISBN13: 9780764116940
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7

Customer Reviews

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Exactly what we expected and quickly received at a great price...what more needs to be said?

From a teacher's perspective, a very good start!

I like that this book has a lot of white space, so is not overwhelming. I suggest this book as a fun introduction to ages 8 to 13 year olds. It has a casual approach and is directed to the student, with nice large letters and vocabulary lists that are thematic. The pictures are a huge plus, as well as the thorough dictionary and many pages of flash cards in the back. The reason I deduct one star, is that though there is a good lesson on pronunciation of Spanish syllables in chapter one, and it's quite cleverly put together, no phonetic spelling exists throughout the book. Not in the glossary, no where. Students at this age range (and honestly through adults) simply have a difficult time sounding out Spanish words correctly. So, without an intermediate to advanced student available (or native speaker), I would suggest a CD or another book to supplement this, if you are unsure of pronunciation. There are workbook type activities as well as speaking ideas and of course lots of vocabulary. A very good introduction that will build confidence and motivation. Sra. Gose Teacher and Author Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 6-9: Level 1 (Book + Audio CD) Spanish Fun Activity Calendar

Great Work book

I bought various books to try out with my 7 year-old on my two week trip to Mexico. This was the one book that she worked on every day of our trip. It maintained her interest from 30 minutes to one hour every day. I found it easy to review with her, and it also helped my Spanish out as well. The other books I took did not hold her attention compared to this one. She continued to use this book after we got back until school started. Hey if it maintains a 7 year-old's interest for a few weeks, that has to be good in my book

Good beginner book, but could use more flair

I bought this book for my 10 year old daughter who shows a lot of interest in Spanish. She was able to immediately jump into the book, learning correct pronunciations and phrases. In the first hour she was already asking what my name was in Spanish. The material is basic enough to be "up to date". On the downside the book is all black and white and has no multimedia component. It will have a difficult time keeping the interest of a 4th grader.