Theodore and the Tall Ships

by Ivan Robertson

Theodore the tug has a busy day welcoming the huge tall ships from countries all over the world to Big Harbor. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375811524
• ISBN13: 9780375811524
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

Love this book.

My son makes me read this book all the time. He loves to learn how to say hello and thank you in other languages. I may not say them perfectly, but it's an easy way to get kids interested in other languages.

theodore's introduction to foreign languages

This story is another companion book to the PBS series, and is a gentle introduction to the idea of foreign languages. Like the other books in the series it is well written and nicely illustrated, and is one of the better Theodore stories. All the tugs are excited about the arrival of the Tall Ships to the Big Harbor, and it's Theodore's job to say hello to each arrival in their own language. We learn "hello" and "thank you" in Spanish, French, Italian, German and Dutch. Nicely done.

Fun for adults and children

For those of us who love the Big Harbour (Halifax) and adore Theodore, this book is a must! I bought several copies with the idea of giving them as 'greeting cards' for friends who saw the real Tall Ships in Halifax Harbour in 2000. Although this book doesn't have the usual moral for children, it does have the helpful idea of making friends with ships and people from all over the world. An inexpensive, yet delightful book. Designed as a 'read to me' style book for children too young to read on their own, this book is a charmer.