Books to help young learners with Spanish

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Albertino anda arriba : El abecedario/Albertina Goes Up: An Alphabet Book (Nancy Maria Grande Tabor, Nancy Maria Grande Tabor)

An assortment of animals lead us through the Spanish alphabet in this bilingual book. The pages are divided so that one half is in Spanish while the other half is in English; this setup enables the reader to more easily understand the other language and makes reading about the animal's activities easy in either language! Bright, bold illustrations are the perfect accompaniment.

Preschool to Early Reader

Carlos and the Cornfield/Carlos y la milpa de maiz (Jan Romero Stevens, Jeanne Arnold)

Carlos returns in another bilingual story from Northland Publishing. In this sequel to Carlos and the Squash Plant, Carlos agains learns some important lessons - about the rewards of hard work and the importance of listening to his parents.

Early Reader to Middle Reader

Cincuenta en la cebra/Fifty on the Zebra: Contando con los animales/Counting With the Animals (Nancy Maria Grande Tabor, Nancy Maria Grande Tabor)

A striking bilingual book, with each page in both Spanish and English, bold illustrations and simple sentences incorporate counting with bilingualism. Wonderful!

Preschool to Early Reader

Los Ninos Alfabeticos (Lourdes Ayala and Margarita Isona-Rodriquez, Kathryn E. Shoemaker)

In colorful costumes, children act out the Spanish alphabet, reinforcing letter sounds as they go along.

Preschool to Early Reader

Miguel de Cervantes (Jake Goldberg)

Describes the life and career of the noted Spanish writer, including the creation of his masterpiece "Don Quixote".

Middle Reader to Advanced Reader

Mother Goose on the Rio Grande (Frances Alexander)

Preschool to Middle Reader

Say Hola to Spanish (Susan Middleton Elya, Loretta Lopez)

Say Hola to Spanish is a fun, easy introduction to reading and speaking Spanish. Using rhymes, over 70 common Spanish words like perro (dog), silla (chair), and pan (bread) are taught using bright, playful illustrations.

Preschool to Middle Reader

Uno, Dos, Tres: 1, 2, 3 (Pat Mora, Barbara Lavallee)

Pictures depict two sisters going from shop to shop buying birthday presents for their mother. Rhyming text presents numbers from one to ten in English and Spanish.

Preschool