Que Color Es Este?/What Color Is It?

Que Color Es Este?/What Color Is It? Review



Overall 2.00 of 5 (by 1 user)
 




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VixenViewTreasures
Coventryville, PA

Limited use for learning words in context

2 star rating

Teaching elementary children, reading children's books, Reading to & with children

JAN
10
2009
 
What Color Is It? ¿Qué color es éste?  is a simple book - too simple if you are looking for complete sentences and learning words in context.

From the title, this book seems like it would be a great way to introduce Spanish to children in an easy nonthreatening way, and yet still make connections to language usage.  However, if you are looking for complete sentences, keep looking you won't find it here in this pudgy book.  The book is basically an under five style book.  It is constructed of heavy cardstock style pages, and has one color word per page in both English and Spanish languages.  The colors are limited to seven colors.  The only sentence is the title sentence, which is then repeated on the last page.

If you are looking to expose a kindergartner or younger child to how to use a book, this is good because the pages are thick and non-tearing.  If you are looking to teach a 2nd grader about stories in another language, this misses the boat - it's not a story, it's just a collection of color words.  It will only teach them seven colors, and they might be insulted at the type of book in which it's being presented.

Recommend to 5 or younger, and a parent or other capable person would need to read it to the child.

Not recommend as a way to learn colors in context and seeing how words and colors are used together.



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Jo wrote on Feb 15, 2009 at 8:14AM

and back to you and I want a lesson on how to make hearts and everything else. Maybe you can write a review:~~} about how much I know!

krislynn wrote on Jan 10, 2009 at 8:39PM

This sounds like a very good book to introduce to young children. Parents could even learn some Spanish as well. Thanks for the helpful review! ;-) ~Krista Lynn

GigiandAdonai wrote on Jan 10, 2009 at 4:16PM

Another good Spanish review! ~Gigi


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