Say Hola to Spanish Otra Vez (Again!)

"Another bright-eyed dose of Spanish vocabulary from Elya (Say Hola to Spanish, 1996). Jaunty, rhyming couplets introduce the words, and Lopez has provided illustrations in saturated, paintbox colors. . . This is a lot more fun than listening to language tapes. . . If the words have verve, the art dances off the page."

"This second volume by the creators of Say Hola to Spanish introduces 70. . .vocabulary words strung together by sing-song rhymes and acted out by a menagerie of comically dressed critters. The playful design scatters the text throughout Lopez's gouache and colored-pencil two-page spreads; the most effective scenes group the words, thematically, such as one of a train, plane, bus, and truck approaching a village. Lopez provides images bound to aid early elementary students' retention and recall of these Spanish works."

>"Gallina (hen), conejo (rabbit) and oso (bear) use jaunty verse to help introduce 70 words in this sherbet-bright Spanish language lesson...