Review: My Very Own Big Spanish Dictionary/Mi gran diccionario de español

Title: My Very Own Big Spanish Dictionary/Mi gran diccionario de español

Authors: Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries

Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Year: 2005

Paperback: 48 pages

Ages: 3 – 5

IBSN: 978-0618621262

Summary

My Very Own Big Spanish Dictionary/Mi gran diccionario de español is an excellent dictionary for young children starting to learn Spanish. The dictionary includes 165 basic words in both English and Spanish with corresponding illustrations. It includes an index in alphabetical order, and activities, numbers, colors, and shapes sections. It also includes the days of the week and months so children can learn about calendars.

Comments

The illustrations have an old-school feeling but are engaging. I think that the listed activities are helpful. One is to "identify the things in different groups in the book." My three-year-old was entertained for a long period of time finding all the animals in the dictionary and matching them to those in another book. The indicated age range is from three through five, but I think older kids, who are starting to learn Spanish, can also benefit from it.