my first thousand words

"Mom, how do you say 'frog' in Spanish?" I'm starting to get these questions on a regular basis from my almost-five year old. He is very curious - and I love that he is aware of different languages! So I have been quite eager to get my hands on Usborne's My First Thousand Words: Spanish. 

And this book doesn't disappoint. It is comprised of 50 pages of pictures and words in Spanish! Each double spread focuses on a different theme: the tool shed, school, toy store, the countryside, etc. 15 of the double spreads show an illustration of the theme and are bordered by individual drawings of objects and their name in Spanish. The other 11 double spreads contain more individual pictures, like animals or sports. 

What's great about this set-up is that the book has dual purposes: it introduces new words and is also a great look-and-find book! The illustrations are wonderfully detailed, which will make for hours of exploration and discovery.

But the book doesn't stop there: at the back, you'll find a comprehensive index of each word, how to pronounce it, and its English translation. The index is sorted by the words in Spanish, so it doesn't serve as an English/Spanish dictionary - but it is great for double-checking meanings and pronunciation! And if that's not enough, the book is internet linked, which means you can find it on the Usborne Quicklinks page for further pronunciation help and interesting facts about Spain.

It's that book you'll rely on as you introduce your kids to new languages!

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Series benefits:

• Picture/word association makes learning new translations simple
• Alphabetized index supports correct pronunciation and translation
• 1,000 words are broken into themes, easily structuring learning 
• Look-and-find pictures add another element of fun!
• You have 11 languages to choose from with these books!

Buy My First Thousand Words in Spanish here ($12.99, hardcover)
Check out all the books in the series here

• Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish