Personally I found this to be a valuable tool for learning, for both myself and my kids, and I plan on buying a copy for my grandson to add to his collection. For instance "Claro que sí" is a phrase that roughly means "Of course", not "I can do it", which is what the English version says. I will also note, it is not a verbatim translation.
Even with my intermediate knowledge of Spanish, I didn't know some of the words-mostly the verbs and a few body parts-and some of the phrases were worded differently than I'd expect. Without a decent amount of Spanish vocabulary, it would be difficult to read this, so it's best read by someone who knows the language well enough to know proper pronunciation. I will say that it's not for Spanish beginners though. Another gem from Eric Carle, the bilingual edition is really good if you want to learn a lot of Spanish words and phrases common to native speakers, but might not get taught in class.
Discuss how Eric Carle wrote all of those books, and he draws the pictures too.This book is about animals and parts of the body. Eric Carle’s books ( Brown Bear What Do You See, The Very Hungry Caterpillar…).Song “ Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes“ and “ If you’re Happy“.Encourage students’ creativity by having them ideas for other animals that could have been in the story (cat, dog, fish, tortoise, mouse.), and then have them demonstrate how those animals move.Grammatical structures There is/there are, What is it?/What’s this? It’s a … (+ animal).Incorporate exercise and use vocabulary from the book as you lead the students “can you …?” “I can…”: Can you wave your arms like a monkey? I can do it! Can you stamp your feet like an elephant? I can do it! Can you bend your knees like a camel ? I can do it.Sentences structure: Can you… ? Yes I can do it/No I can’t do it/Yes I can…/No I can’t….Move like the animal in the story is moving.As you review vocabulary, ask students match the pictures with the words. Create a word wall of vocabulary from the unit (animals and body parts).
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