Babar's French/english Wordbook - Hardcover

De Brunhoff, Laurent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679836446 ISBN 13: 9780679836445

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1995

Synopsis

Babar and his friends in Celesteville introduce simple French words and phrases to young readers.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-A simple, colorful introduction to 500 words in English and in French. Part of the presentation is straightforward: colors, shapes, seasons, numbers, fruits and vegetables, etc. Other pages tell mini-stories (e.g., "The Days of the Week" revolves around a trip to Paris). Although attractive, the book's usefulness is limited. No pronunciation guides are included and no verbs appear in the index. The selection of terms is often odd. For example, "Babar and His Family" omits words like mother, father, baby, uncle, and aunt; "Tools" (which also covers occupations) lists cobbler and tailor, but not doctor, dentist, and teacher; and "Look at Me" leaves out body parts such as hair, nose, mouth, fingers, and toes. Angela Wilkes's Mon Premier Livre des Mots en Francais (DK, 1993), Heather Amery's The First Thousand Words in French (Usborne, 1980), and Michele Kahn's My Everyday French Word Book (Barron's, 1981), though not flawless, are far more comprehensive than Babar.?Ann W. Moore, Guilderland Public Library, NY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679836446
• ISBN 13: 9780679836445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 125