Learn a Language - Kids | McKinney Public Libraries

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1) Baby sign language

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Teach your baby how to communicate without words. Your baby has many wants and needs. Some you can figure out. Others need a little more patience. While your baby learns to make their requests verbally, you can teach them gestures and signs that will help bridge the gap of understanding. Baby Sign Language offers the tools and techniques you need to teach sign language to your baby. As a parent, you might have concerns about speech and language delays....

2) The book of languages: talk your way around the world

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Did you know that there are nearly 7,000 languages spoken around the world? This book introduces you to a wide variety of different languages to start you off on your language-learning journey. Find out where languages come from and where they are spoken. From Arabic to Zulu, Morse code to whale song, this book is packed with language facts and phrases to help you communicate all around the world. It includes: basic vocabulary and short dialogues...

3) Children's English-Chinese Chinese-English dictionary

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A dictionary written for English-speaking elementary-school-level children who are taking a beginning course in Mandarin Chinese, as well as for Chinese-speaking children learning English, provides phonetic pronunication and translation for each entry, along with sample sentences to demonstrate usage.

4) Chineasy for children

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Chineasy is the fun and easy way to learn how to read Chinese characters with pictures. Learn 100 words for people, animals and numbers, and discover China's foods, festivals and traditions. You'll be surprised how easy Chinese is when you learn it the Chineasy way.

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Bilingual learning

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This book teaches children colors in both English and Korean. The bilingual format has easy-to-read pronunciation guides so that the adults can read them too even if the reader does not have prior knowledge of the language.

6) De colores =: In all colors

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"La popular canción en español en una versión bilingüe bellamente ilustrada" -- Back cover. "The popular song in Spanish, in a beautifully illustrated bilingual version" -- Back cover.

7) English-Gujarati picture book of animals & other cool creatures

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Lakhlani, Jennifer M

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Learning is fun with this book full of vivid animal images. Hindi for Multilingual Children teaches kids both the English and Gujarati names of animals.

8) Feelings =: Gli stati d'animo : English-Italian

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My first bilingual book

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Young children enrich their vocabulary as they learn about feelings in two languages.

9) Feelings =: Uczucia : English-Polish

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My first bilingual book

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Young children enrich their vocabulary as they learn about feelings in two languages.

10) First phrases French

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Lonely Planet kids

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Get talking with this fun and accessible guide to French, perfect for any young learner. Topics include greetings, describing your family, discussing school, hobbies, pets, favourite foods, asking for directions and many more. With a simple introduction to the language and easy-to-follow pronunciation guides, this book makes French as easy as un, deux, trois! With 168 bright and colorful pages packed full of new words and phrases, such as "Where...

11) Friends: English-Russian

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Billings, Patricia

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My first bilingual book

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Young children enrich their vocabulary as they learn about friendship in two languages.

12) Happy birthday! =: Bon anniversaire!

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Language learning story books. I can read French

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A bilingual birthday party features bubble blowing, balloons, presents, and good food.

13) The kids' guide to sign language

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Edge books. Kids' guides

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"Step-by-step instructions show how to perform useful phrases using American Sign Language"--Provided by publisher.

14) The kindergartener's handbook: with over 300 words that every kid should know : English/Mandarian Chinese

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"The Kindergartener's Handbook introduces 19 basic concepts. Included are ABCs, vowels, numbers, less and more, patterns, shapes, colors, time, seasons, the calendar, senses, rhymes, habitat, weather, chores, and school. This book develops language and reading skills using more than 300 words that every kid should know. Simple words are used to help children read on their own, and more complicated words are presented to help them expand their vocabulary....

15) Korean and English nursery rhymes: Wild geese, Land of goblins and other favorite songs and rhymes

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Wright, Danielle

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A charming collection of fourteen well-loved verses, Korean and English Nursery Rhymes is an excellent introduction to Korean language and culture for young children. This enchanting, beautifully illustrated book featuring well-known Korean children's songs and rhymes makes a beautiful gift for kids and families who are interested in the Korean way of life. The highlighted verses, presented in both Korean hangeul script and English, are arranged...

16) Let's learn Italian picture dictionary

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Pictures labeled in English and Italian are grouped in such familiar categories as "Our House," "The Four Seasons," "In the City," "In the Ocean," and "Colors." Includes bilingual indexes with pronunciation guide.

17) Let's learn Japanese picture dictionary =: [Etoki jisho de Nihongo o manabimashō]

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Goodman, Marlene

18) Little polyglot books presents: animals,English & German

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In this award-winning and fun book with real images and audio, children will learn the name and pronunciation of 38 common animals in both German and English.

19) Little polyglot books presents: animals,English & Tamil

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In this award-winning and fun book with real images and audio, children will learn the name and pronunciation of 38 common animals in both Tamil and English.

20) My first book of Arabic words

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A+ books. Bilingual picture dictionaries

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"Simple text paired with themed photos invite the reader to learn to speak Arabic"--Provided by publisher.