First Spanish Dictionary

by DK

Overview

A highly visual Spanish dictionary that uses hundreds of images to support Spanish-language learning for beginners.

Featuring more than 2,000 common words in subject areas that are relevant to children, like school, friends, pets, and sports. Each word is accompanied by a photo, encouraging visual learning, and also the correct pronunciation, breaking the words down easily. At the back of the book there is an English A-Z and Spanish A-Z, providing multiple ways of exploring language and building vocabulary. This book is essential for parents and teachers who want to teach kids a second language.

This delightful illustrated first reference series from DK covers a range of subjects from space to dinosaurs to foreign languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465477071
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	03/20/2018
Series:	DK First Reference Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	35 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2018
K-Gr 5—A mostly pictorial dictionary for English-speaking children learning Spanish. Previously published in 2005, this new edition features a few visual updates but remains largely the same. The first section is organized by topics such as shopping, transportation, and weather. Each attractive photograph is accompanied by a Spanish word in bold, its pronunciation, and its English translation. The page on jungle animals may be confusing, as it depicts creatures that children may encounter in their own backyards, such as a butterfly, a spider, and a moth. The next two sections list English or Spanish words alphabetically with their translation (many of these terms can be found in the first section). The book also offers a pronunciation guide, lists of verbs and numbers, and useful phrases. Though most of the vocabulary here is universally used throughout Spanish-speaking countries, a number of words reflect a more localized usage: for instance, el chubasquero (raincoat), las katiuskas (rain boots), la cometa (kite). VERDICT Collections that don't already own the first edition will find this a solid offering. Recommended for school or public libraries with Spanish-language learners.—Lucia Acosta, Children's Literature Specialist, Princeton, NJ

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