SB Finds : Books + Libros

Editor’s note: We continue with our week of Sylvan Dell Publishing Spanish-language book reviews. Check out the book review below and don’t forget to enter our GIVEAWAY for each book reviewed, but also the GIVEAWAY on Friday for a one year subscription to the Sylvan Dell eBooks iPad app Fun eReader! BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW A grandfather builds a fort for his granddaughter using “six simple machines” in “La Fortaleza de la Calle Cuatro: Una historia acerca de seis máquinas simples” byRead More ...

Editor’s note: We continue with our week of Sylvan Dell Publishing Spanish-language book reviews. Check out the book review below and don’t forget to enter our GIVEAWAY for each book reviewed, but also the GIVEAWAY on Friday for a one year subscription to the Sylvan Dell eBooks iPad app Fun eReader! BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW In ¿Hay alguien en casa? by Marianne Berkes, Zara Zarigúeya is looking for a home where she can raise her expected baby possums. The reader learns thatRead More ...

BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW When I learned that Sylvan Dell Publishing publishes award-winning picture books about math and science in Spanish, I was immediately interested in checking them out. At 7 years old, Vanessa is enthralled by anything related to the ocean, jungle animals, space, the planets and how things work, so I knew the review book we got would be a hit. The book is called Un día en la profundidad and this is what my daughter had to say about it: “I liked learning moreRead More ...

Two little words leave much to the imagination in this great book! My two year old excitedly watched as the little girl and her dad go faster and faster, transforming into different animals and traveling through different habitats. For Enzo and I, it was an interactive experience. We talked about the pictures  we saw: “¡Qué animal es?”  “Va más rápido!” “¡Qué color es?”  etc. It is a great way to practice vocabulary and to introduce new vocabulary! It also providesRead More ...

What a great discovery we have made! Cricket Publishers have just launched their Ladybug Magazine in Spanish! Ladybug en español is designed for children ages 3 to 6, perfect for my two oldest sons, who are beginning to or are already reading in Spanish. Our boys still need guidance when reading in their second language, and we found that Ladybug is perfect for us to continue to read aloud en español. While reading Ladybug to my oldest, the illustrations caughtRead More ...

GIVEAWAY! We’re halfway through our “31 Days of Reading in Spanish” where we’re reviewing one kids book in Spanish every single day in July. We asked our contributors and SpanglishBaby familia to choose their kid’s libro favorito en español to review and the result has been a wonderful collection of books that together create the most fabulous Spanish-language library for any child. For an updated list of all books being reviewed, go here. We’ve also given away two prizes ofRead More ...

We’ve launched a special series called 31 Days of Reading in Spanish! For the whole month of July we are reviewing one children’s book in Spanish per day. Check out the complete list of book reviews below and bookmark this page because it will be updated every day in July with a new book. Don’t forget to enter our weekly GIVEAWAY of $100 worth of books in Spanish!     [View the story "31 Days of Reading In Spanish ForRead More ...

Have fun practicing Spanish through movement and storytelling this summer! Moving and playing together is great in any weather, but summer is especially enjoyable for beach-themed kids yoga.  The sequence below will lead your family on a beach-inspired journey in your living room, backyard, or local park.  Kids yoga is all about having fun, being imaginative, and engaging through movement. The specific order of the poses below is meant to invite flow from one pose to the next.  Feel freeRead More ...