Picture Book of Babies Around the World
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I think this is one of those books where the idea is better than the execution. I found this one boring, uninspiring, and kind of confusing. There's no pronunciation guide, so who knows if you're teaching kids the right way to say these greetings?
The selection of countries is also sparse. We get two American greetings, but nothing from Australia (so there are no babies saying "g'day"). I'm sure there are other unique ways of saying these greetings around the world, but this book took the easy ro
I think this is one of those books where the idea is better than the execution. I found this one boring, uninspiring, and kind of confusing. There's no pronunciation guide, so who knows if you're teaching kids the right way to say these greetings?The selection of countries is also sparse. We get two American greetings, but nothing from Australia (so there are no babies saying "g'day"). I'm sure there are other unique ways of saying these greetings around the world, but this book took the easy route and just picked the most obvious ones.
I'm not impressed.
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Feb 24, 2021 Heather rated it it was ok
Cute book with an interesting concept. Sadly, as others have pointed out, there's no pronunciation guide, so even though the Chinese and Arabic phrases are transliterated into the Latin alphabet, that's not quite enough for those who don't speak the various languages to have any confidence they're saying the phrases correctly. Worse, the Chinese isn't actually correct - the text says "Wasnshang hao" instead of "Wanshang hao." (Note the extra "s" as the third letter.) The pictures are charming, a Cute book with an interesting concept. Sadly, as others have pointed out, there's no pronunciation guide, so even though the Chinese and Arabic phrases are transliterated into the Latin alphabet, that's not quite enough for those who don't speak the various languages to have any confidence they're saying the phrases correctly. Worse, the Chinese isn't actually correct - the text says "Wasnshang hao" instead of "Wanshang hao." (Note the extra "s" as the third letter.) The pictures are charming, and there are a reasonably wide range of countries and languages represented (though, sadly, no indigenous groups and the only example from sub-Saharan Africa is Afrikaans). The illustrations show a range of diverse babies in every country. Clever clues of flags and signage help make it clear which country is being represented even without explicit labels for countries or languages. Altogether, nice idea but the execution didn't quite live up to the concept. ...more
This book is for children younger than school ages. Each page has a different language telling you how to say hello and some other form of greeting along with brilliantly illustrated pictures showing landmarks from each major place that speaks that language. This book would be good for teachers to use as a fun way to get students started learning other languages because the first step is learning to say hello. The illustrations are very cartoony and the characters are all babies. The book is cle This book is for children younger than school ages. Each page has a different language telling you how to say hello and some other form of greeting along with brilliantly illustrated pictures showing landmarks from each major place that speaks that language. This book would be good for teachers to use as a fun way to get students started learning other languages because the first step is learning to say hello. The illustrations are very cartoony and the characters are all babies. The book is clearly written for native English speakers as it translates every greeting in english in parenthesis but not in a way that distracts from the other language. The english is smaller than the other language is to show that that is what is important for the reader to be paying attention to. There isn't a storyline or plot, this book is written for extremely young ages but can be used to pique older student's interest in other languages or as an introduction to new language units. I would probably have this book in my classroom for a fun book, not necessarily for the reading content. ...more
May 01, 2019 Kirsy Valencia rated it really liked it
Babies Around the World by Puck and Violet Lemay. This is a multicultural book for infants and toddlers. This book talks about to say hello to international babies as you tour the world from morning to nighttime. The journey starts on a sunny day in New York City and ends on San Francisco night, with stops in other countries such as Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, London, and others. I can connect this book with my personal experience when I can to United State, it was a new culture that I have to Babies Around the World by Puck and Violet Lemay. This is a multicultural book for infants and toddlers. This book talks about to say hello to international babies as you tour the world from morning to nighttime. The journey starts on a sunny day in New York City and ends on San Francisco night, with stops in other countries such as Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, London, and others. I can connect this book with my personal experience when I can to United State, it was a new culture that I have to adopted and learned. This book and can be connected to other multicultural books and it connect with the diversity of people that we have in the real world. Also, we can do activities such as drama, art, music and movement or social studies. ...more
See what various babies do from morning to night in major cities around the world! You'll learn "hello" and a greeting in several languages and see the famous landmarks of each country. Your little ones will enjoy looking at these pictures.
Ages: 1 - 3
#geography #global #cultures #languages
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See what various babies do from morning to night in major cities around the world! You'll learn "hello" and a greeting in several languages and see the famous landmarks of each country. Your little ones will enjoy looking at these pictures.Ages: 1 - 3
#geography #global #cultures #languages
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Jun 05, 2017 mg rated it it was ok
Cute illustrations. Fun way to introduce toddlers to other cultures/languages.
Big points lost for using Afrikaans as the language to introduce in the Cape Town spread. Next time, maybe don't choose the language of the oppressor as the single example from a country with 11 national languages.
Cute illustrations. Fun way to introduce toddlers to other cultures/languages.Big points lost for using Afrikaans as the language to introduce in the Cape Town spread. Next time, maybe don't choose the language of the oppressor as the single example from a country with 11 national languages.
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Mar 27, 2018 Jez rated it liked it
Sweet book celebrating babies all around the world. Illustrated. Includes text in various languages. but pronunciation help is not included. Board book nice for little hands, but too small for a large storytime setting unless enlarged.
Jul 25, 2021 Lu rated it really liked it
Very simple. Nice illustrations. Educational for language learning.
Apr 05, 2019 Beverly rated it really liked it
It would be better if they included pronunciation's for the words. It would be better if they included pronunciation's for the words. ...more
Mar 08, 2018 Caitlinleah rated it it was amazing
Four stars from me, one star lost for lack of a pronunciation guide. 5 stars from the baby. It's his new favorite. He likes the Cairo baby best, with Paris a close second.
Mar 30, 2021 Dawn rated it liked it
This is cute, but I wish they had listed somewhere what language each country featured speaks, rather than untethered examples.
Aug 18, 2019 Amanda rated it it was amazing
As world citizens this book is perfect for my family. It really fosters a love of different languages and cultures.
I loved it! It showed me lots of cities around the world and new languages.
Sep 28, 2017 Briony rated it it was ok
Cute concept. I just wished their maybe had been a glossary of how to pronounce some of the words. Pretty sure I butchered 95% of the words.
May 24, 2017 Earl rated it liked it
A cute board book that travels around the world and has babies saying phrases in their native languages.
Puck is the author of Wow! New York City, My Foodie ABC, and the series Cool Counting Books™ which includes 123 California, 123, Boston, 123 Chicago, 123 New York, 123 San Francisco, 123 Texas, 123 Philadelphia, and 123 USA. He has worked as a writer, editor, and translator for national publications and publishing houses.
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