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Animal Talk: Mexican Folk Art Animal Sounds in English and Spanish

By Cynthia Weill
Illustrated by Efraín Broa, Rubí Fuentes

Paperback: $11.95

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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.

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

Thumb_preview Cynthia Weill - Author

Cynthia Weill holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College Columbia University. She has worked as an educator and in the field of international development. She has been fascinated with Oaxacan crafts since 1996 when she taught in Mexico through the Fulbright exchange. She is on the advisory board of the Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art Foundation whose mission is to promote and preserve the artists and artisanal work of the state. She has published eight books that feature the folk art of Oaxaca.

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.

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.