Book Description
It’s never too early to introduce children to language concepts. This charming English and Spanish learning book teaches preschoolers basic prepositions in a fun and engaging way. Follow adorable little Lupe Lupita as she takes the reader from playtime to bedtime, explaining the meaning of "up," "down," "near," "far," and other common prepositions, in easy-to-understand terms. The vocabulary words come alive with the aid of bright, attention-grabbing illustrations. There’s also a complete pronunciation guide at the back of the book to help children practice the words.
The Benefits and Features of the English • Spanish Foundations series include:
• Helps teach vocabulary and other oral language concepts
• Summary page at the end to recap and instruct
• Helps kids get ready to read
• Helps develop phonemic, print, and numeric awareness
• Large bright colorful pictures to keep kids engaged
• Rounded corners for children’s safety
• Laminated to protect from spills
• Board book so they can last
• Great size for little hands
• Simple but engaging text
• Useful for beginning Spanish at any level
• Useful for beginning English at any level
Publisher comments
Creators of Award-Winning Dual language Books
The English-Spanish Foundations Series is a prized group of picture books specially designed to reflect the joy, spontaneity, and energy of infants and toddlers. These bright, colorful and engaging books were created by the principals of me+mi publishing, Gladys Rosa-Mendoza and Mark Wesley, award-winning publishers and the parents of bilingual children, who saw a need for high quality dual language books. They have been creating books for major US publishers for over 20 years and have been honored with numerous awards for design and development of educational books.
Our Guiding Principles
• We believe that every child should be read to from birth.
• We believe every child should be taught at least two languages.
• We strive to surpass each customer's expectations.
• We will only produce the highest quality products.
Our Vision
me+mi publishing will be a company that is recognized for producing the finest dual language products that allow children to function at a high level equally well in English and Spanish.
Awards
me+mi publishing has received the following literary awards:
• Benjamin Franklin Award
• Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Mariposa Award
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Honorable Mention
• Writer’s Digest Certificate of Merit
Other Books in the English • Spanish Foundation Series include:
• Slipcased Set/Colección en estuche
• The Alphabet/El alfabeto (Book #1)
• Numbers 1 2 3/Los números 1 2 3 (Book #2)
• Colors and Shapes/Los colores y las figures (Book #3)
• My Family and I/Mi familia y yo (Book #4)
• Opposites/Opuestos (Book #5)
• The Weather/El tiempo (Book #6)
• What time is it?/¿Qué hora es? (Book #7)
• My body/Mi cuerpo (Book #8)
• Jobs Around My Neighborhood/Oficios en mi vecindario (Book #9)
• Fruits and Vegetables/Frutas y vegetales (Book #10)
• I can!/¡Yo puedo! (Book #11)
• When I Am/Cuando estoy (Book #12)
• Animals at the Farm/Animales de la granja (Book #13)
• Cars, Trucks and Planes/Carros, camiones y aviones (Book #14)
• My Clothes/Mi ropa (Book #15)
• It’s My Birthday!/¡Es mi cumpleaños! (Book #17)
• My House/Mi casa (Book #18)
• I Live Here!/¡Yo vivo aquí! (Book #19)
• Lola
