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Bilingual Book Series Explores Friendship, Kindness, and Community

Language Lizard’s popular Living in Harmony Series now features seven unique titles with multicultural illustrations that examine concepts of diversity, kindness, and friendship........... CONTINUE READING
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New Bilingual Book Celebrates Mixed Heritage

The Best of All Worlds is a richly illustrated story about a girl of mixed heritage who learns to embrace her different cultures........... CONTINUE READING
Classroom, Dual Language, Multicultural, Refugee and Immigrant Resources, Teaching Resources,

New Bilingual Book Celebrates Friendship

Feathers and Friends follows the adventure of two immigrant children who become friends based on their shared interest in birds and creative arts........... CONTINUE READING
Classroom, Community Support, Dual Language, Families, Multicultural, Teaching Resources,

New Bilingual Book Celebrates Community Bonding

Together Is Better celebrates the kindness of neighbors and community togetherness through shared activities in an easy-to-understand way........... CONTINUE READING
Community Support, Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Families,

BILINGUAL STORY WALKS

We investigate the origin of the StoryWalk® and how libraries can take advantage of this immersive idea. Then, we offer bilingual book recommendations!.......... CONTINUE READING
Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Families, Schools, Teaching Resources,

VACCINES EXPLAINED: BRINGING SCIENCE TO STORY TIME

Our new multicultural book, Vaccines Explained, looks to bring science to story time. Now more than ever, our children need to understand the importance of vaccines and their proven ability to fight the spread of infectious diseases. Concern for the COVID-19 Vaccines Throughout recent history, scientists have used vaccines to safeguard the human population from infectious diseases. In fact, due to the success of the smallpox vaccine, the last known outbreak of smallpox in the............. CONTINUE READING
At Home, Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Families,

PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF BILINGUAL KIDS, MAKE BOOKS AND READING YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY!

by guest blogger Adam Beck Though I no longer teach at Hiroshima International School, I return there every year, with my family in tow, for the school’s annual spring festival. For me, my main motivation—apart from seeing old friends—is the sale of used books: children’s books of all kinds, from the school library and students’ homes, at rock-bottom prices. I practically start drooling as I paw through them. Each year I come home with dozens of books for our home library: books I can read............. CONTINUE READING
At Home, Classroom, Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Libraries, Schools, Teaching Resources,

SUPPORTING ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CLASSROOM & AT HOME

The process of language development in children is an amazing one, and full of so much complexity. Here, we offer 5 fun activity ideas that can help the oral language development of the kids in your home or classroom. Oral Language and Literacy So much of language is learned in the early years of life, simply by listening to and interacting with those around us. As time goes by, our oral language skills improve through practice and formal instruction. Oral language is............. CONTINUE READING
At Home, Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Families,

BILINGUAL BABY BOOKS – 5 TIPS TO GET YOU STARTED

There are so many reasons to read to your baby, especially when you’re raising a bilingual child. Not only is reading a great way to bond, it’s a chance to link spoken words with visual images on the page. And don’t forget to get older siblings involved in the bilingual reading fun! Here are 5 tips to getting your bilingual baby book collection started. Choosing the Right Bilingual Baby Books Your first bilingual............. CONTINUE READING
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KEEP THE KIDS READING $50 GIVEAWAY!

Do you have trouble keeping your children reading over the Summer? With all of the fun things to do for the little ones, sometimes we forget to keep them reading during the summer break to ease their transition back into school during the fall. Luckily, we have a solution for you that might help… How about some NEW books? We’ve teamed up with Erin Howard – Mom Blogger and Editor............. CONTINUE READING
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