Resources
Here is a list of some our favorite finds. Of course this is not a comprehensive resource list..but rather something to get you started and will evolve over time with your contributions and recommendations. Any special offers we learn about will be posted asap!
Multilingual Links:
Mamalisa a great multilingual website organized by country for songs and nursery rhymes
Enchanted Learning for multilingual book, activities as well as ASL
Kiddies Games - for French, Spanish and Sign Language
Life Print - basic ASL
ASL Dictionary - ASL video clips
Spanish
Webites:
Teach Me Spanish
Tumblebooks
Literacy Center
Maya and Miguel
Clifford
LomasTV
Books:
Barnes and Noble store in the University Village has a large Spanish children's section. Most bookstores around town carry some Spanish books.
Barnes and Noble
Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul by Dr. Seuss
Vamos al Zoo / At the Zoo by Mandy Stanley
Amazon
Buenas noches, Gorila / Goodnight Gorilla (Coleccion Ponte-Poronte) (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)
Planet Happy Toys
Oso bajo el sol Bear in Sunshine Bilingual Edition, by Stella Blacks
The story is supplemented by an easy vocabulary list at the end
Mandarin
Websites:
Chinese Books for Children
Learning Chinese for kids
Books:
Amazon
Elmer’s Weather, Elmer’s Colours, Elmer’s Friends –David McKee
SPEAK E-Z CHINESE In Phonetic English (Paperback), Fang Zhao
Baby's First Words in Chinese [AUDIOBOOK], Living Language
First Thousand Words in Chinese: Internet Linked (Chinese Edition),Heather Amery
Story Time Books — From Seattle Public Library:
猜猜我有多愛你Cai cai wo you duo ai ni ISBN: 957762068X
啊!怪獸A, guai shou! ISBN: 9789862160879
愛吃水果的牛Ai chi shui guo de niu ISBN: 9576428424
像花一樣甜Xiang hua yi yang tian ISBN: 9577513913
媽媽買綠豆Ma ma, mai lü dou! ISBN: 9789576421402
小金魚逃走了Xiao jin yu tao zou le ISBN: 9576421292
媽媽變魔 術Ma ma bian mo shu / wen, tu Tong Jia. ISBN 986-7158-53-9
我家有個壞/好寶寶Wo jia you ge huai hao bao bao ISBN 957 745 421 6
照顧我們的地球Zhao gu wo men de di qiu ISBN 978 957 762 452 9
一座島嶼的故事Yi zuo dao yu de gu shi ISBN 9867860039
Happy Belly, Happy Smile Happy belly, happy smile ISBN 978-0-15-2065461
I love you like crazy cakes I love you like crazy cakes ISBN: 0316525383
Japanese
Books:
Uwajimaya - supermarket and bookstore, Kinokuniya, Seattle
Guri and -Gura's Playtime Book of Seasons, by Reiko Nakagawa and Yukiko Yamawak
French
The Alliance Francaise in Wallingford has a children’s section for books and cds/dvds for check out for members only.
Books:
Amazon
My First French Book (Paperback) by Mandy Stanley
L'Arbre Genereux (The Giving Tree), French Edition (Hardcover), by Shel Silverstein
La Chenille Qui Fait Des Trous (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), French Edition, by Eric Carle
Un, Deux, Trois: First French Rhymes (Book & CD) (Paperback)
My House/Ma Maison (Berlitz Kids Lift-The-Flap Board Books) (French Edition) (Board book) by Chris Demarest
Goodnight Everyone (Bonne Nuit a Tous) by Lone Morton. From the series I can read French…this series is in English and French and has pronunciation key at the back
Planet Happy Toys, Seattle
L'ours dans un carré, Bear in a Square Bilingual Edition, by Stella Blackstone. The story is supplemented by an easy vocabulary list at the end.
Comptoir d'Enfance - website for for books, games in French to include Petit Ours Brun
Various:
Planet Happy Toys in Bryant carries a number of language learning games and toys such as Uncle Goose Wooden Blocks in French, Spanish, Mandarin and Japanese (coming Jan 2010), bingo, flashcards and beautiful books.
Top Ten Toys in Greenwood carries some foreign language books and games for learning a language.
The Seattle Public Library has an extensive collection of foreign language learning CDs and DVDs as well as children's books in many languages.
Articles on the Benefits of Teaching Children a Second Language
Forum Highlights Early Language Education
Native Language Governs The Way Toddlers Interpret Speech Sounds
Why, How, and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language?
Foreign Languages: An Essential Core Experience