Going Dual?

Looking for books in YOUR LANGUAGE?
Tired of translating ON THE FLY?
It is time for you to GO DUAL!
By Anneke at Language Lizard.

 

Three Billy Goats Gruff
This is a wonderfully illustrated version of the classic and well loved folk story of how the Three Billy Goats Gruff try to cross the bridge and outwit the mean and angry Troll. Richard Johnson was awarded a Silver Medal in the “Best of British Illustration” for his artwork. The dual-language book is available from www.LanguageLizard.com in English with your choice of the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Italian, Panjabi, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish or Urdu. Best for ages 3-8 or early- mid level language learners. You can find this book at Language Lizard: www.languagelizard.com.

The Giant Turnip
In this humorous retelling of the classic Russian tale, the children have grown an enormous turnip, but how can they pull it out? The children in Miss Honeywood’s class, who represent many different ethnicities, discover that when they all work together, there is no stopping them! This bilingual book is part of the World Folk Tales and Fables collection available at www.LanguageLizard.com. It is available in English with a choice of Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Italian, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu or Yoruba and is best for ages 2-8 or early-mid level language learners. You can find this book at Language Lizard: www.languagelizard.com.

That’s My Mum
Mia, a child of mixed heritage, doesn’t look like her mother and when she goes out, other people are confused. Find out how she and her friend Kai overcome being judged by the color of their skin. Its simple text and beautiful illustrations make it a wonderful tool for building self-esteem and discussing issues of race with young children. This book won “Best New Picture Book” by Child Education (Scholastic Ltd.) in 2002. It is available from www.LanguageLizard.com in English with your choice of the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Italian, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Serbo- Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese or Yoruba. Best for ages 3-8 or early-mid level language learners. You can find this book at Language Lizard: www.languagelizard.com.

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