Animal Talk

Mexican Folk Art Animal Sounds in English and Spanish
By Cynthia Weill, Rubí Fuentes, Efraín Broa
Paperback: $11.95

From Oaxaca, Mexico, come vibrant wood carvings of animals that invite children to learn animal sounds in English and Spanish.

Desde Oaxaca, México, vienen vibrantes tallados en madera de animales que invitan a los niños a aprender los sonidos de los animales en inglés y español.

Description

Did you know that animal noises can sound different in different languages? A goat greets you with “meh, meh” in English and “bee bee” in Spanish. And in English a rooster calls out “cock-a-doodle-doo” to greet the dawn, while a rooster loudly crows “ki-kiri-ki” in Spanish.

Young readers will delight in identifying the fifteen imaginative figures of familiar animals in this charming bilingual book, while the text invites children to imitate animal sounds in English and Spanish. This is the perfect book for an interactive and playful beginning reading experience.

¿Sabías que los ruidos de los animales pueden sonar diferentes en diferentes idiomas? Una cabra te saluda con “meh, meh” en inglés y “bee bee” en español. Y en inglés, un gallo grita “cock-a-doodle-doo” para saludar al amanecer, mientras que un gallo canta en voz alta “ki-kiri-ki” en español.

Los lectores jóvenes se deleitarán al identificar las quince imaginativas figuras de animales familiares en este encantador libro bilingüe, mientras que el texto invita a los niños a imitar los sonidos de los animales en inglés y español. Este es el libro perfecto para una experiencia de lectura inicial interactiva y lúdica.

About the Creators

Cynthia Weill

Cynthia Weill's fascination with the crafts of Oaxaca began while she was working in Mexico as a Fulbright exchange teacher. She has published several books in the Mexican Folk Art series, which features different folk art of Oaxaca. Many of the figures showcased in this series are now part of the permanent Mesoamerican Anthropology collections at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. Cindy lives in New York City and can be found online at cynthiaweill.net.

Rubí Fuentes
Rubí Fuentes

Rubí Fuentes and Efraín Broa are master artisans. Efraín is well known for his elegant figures and Rubí for her delicate and detailed painting. They are members of one of Oaxaca's oldest wood carving families. It took Rubi and Efraín two years to create all the colorful, imaginative figures for this book.

Efraín Broa
Efraín Broa

Rubí Fuentes and Efraín Broa are master artisans. Efraín is well known for his elegant figures and Rubí for her delicate and detailed painting. They are members of one of Oaxaca's oldest wood carving families. It took Rubi and Efraín two years to create all the colorful, imaginative figures for this book.

Awards

  • Blue Ribbon List

    Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Reviews

  • "A beautiful, playful, childcentric approach to language learning -- and if it spawns conversations about dialects, so much the better."

    - Kirkus Reviews
  • "Looking for a fun and attractive picture book for bilingual storytime? Oaxacan wood sculptures in this work will captivate young readers with colorful images and simple vocabulary in English and Spanish... Children will enjoy making 15 various animal sounds in both languages... This interactive picture book is sure to be a young crowd-pleaser and storytime favorite."

    - School Library Journal

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781643796574
  • Price $11.95
  • Publication Date Apr 11, 2016
  • Trim Size 7.5 × 7.5 in
  • Weight 0.25 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Imprint Cinco Puntos Press
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JNF / Animals / General
  • BISAC Category 2 JNF / Concepts / Sounds
  • BISAC Category 3 JNF / Art / Sculpture
  • Themes Animals, Art, Bilingual, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Dual Language, Environment / Nature, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Informational / Expository Nonfiction, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Nonfiction, Photographic Illustrations, Spanish
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 3 - 7
  • Grade Range Grades PreK - 2
  • Guided Reading D
  • Spanish Guided Reading D
  • DRA 4
  • Interest Level Grades K - 3
  • Reading Level Grades 1 - 2
  • Bebop Reading Emergent
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