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by: Pat Mora
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780618194537
ISBN: 0618194533
Label: Clarion Books
Manufacturer: Clarion Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: November 13, 2006
Publisher: Clarion Books
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Sales Rank: 582326
Studio: Clarion Books
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After the visitors have left the zoo and the animals have settled down for the night, a mischievous monkey starts a ting-tong rhythm on the marimba and slowly the animals awaken. Lions and llamas samba and cougars and coyotes conga as all the animals join in the fun to create a rollicking fiesta. Infused with Mexican American flavor, ¡MARIMBA! is a unique alphabet book that also introduces the concept of cognates--words in different languages that are similar. Young Spanish speakers will be delighted to find they are already familiar with twenty-six words in English, and English speakers with find they already know some Spanish. Author's note, pronunciation guide, rebus dictionary.
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Rating: - Good Way for Kids to Learn Some Spanish
With "¡Marimba!" El Paso author Pat Mora says she wanted to create an alphabet book that incorporates both English and Spanish. She found twenty-six cognates, or words that are similar in both languages, and arrived at this colorful story of something special that happens at the zoo when a frisky monkey begins to play his marimba. At the back of the book is a translation and pronunciation guide. Listed for grades K through 3, but my 6-year-old grandson enjoyed it as well.
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