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Presents the story of Cinderella with selected vocabulary presented in English in order to introduce young Spanish-speaking children to the English language.

(Learn English) BEAUTY & THE BEAST - Level 3 More new words are ahead using one of the most popular fairy tales ever told! ★ ★ Includes book & companion audio program! ★ ★ GOOD JOB! YOU’RE ALREADY UP TO LEVEL 3! With 40 new words already under your belt, you’re on your way to learning more than 60 new words! From book, to movie, to Broadway, this all-time favorite story will have your kids mesmerized as they read, listen, and HAVE FUN following right along with the audio program! Now your kids are off and running as they learn new words AND familiar words they’ve already learned in the previous levels! Through familiar fairy tales, colorful pictures, and ear training with our audio program (included), our unique Progressive Contextual Immersion® method is their perfect introduction to the pronunciation and usage of 20 more new English words in a fun, fast, non-intimidating, and truly easy way! Here’s how it works... A Japanese word in the fairy tale is circled with its English translation in the column; From that moment forward, the English word (written in red) will be used throughout the rest of the story... and it will be used again and again in context! As the fairy tale progresses, more and more English words are added like a big language train gathering words along the way; The new words are repeated throughout the story helping to reinforce understanding; By the end of the book, your child has easily learned 20+ new English words in context! It’s easy! And remember... each level uses words taught from previous levels...so you’ll want to continue with the next levels. **INCLUDED FREE!** A free audio program is available with each book so that your child can hear the entire story read aloud with sound effects and fully orchestrated original music composed, arranged, and performed by author Slangman David Burke.

Presents the story of Goldilocks and the three bears with selected vocabulary presented in English in order to introduce young Spanish-speaking children to the English language.

Each fairy tale starts out in Japanese, then “morphs” into ENGLISH! It's fun! It's fast! It's really easy! Here’s how it works... A Japanese word in the fairy tale is circled with its ENGLISH translation in the column. From that moment forward, the translated word (written in red) will be used throughout the rest of the story... and it will be used again and again in context! As the fairy tale progresses, more and more ENGLISH words are added, then repeated throughout the story helping to reinforce understanding. By the end of the book, the child has easily learned at least 20 new ENGLISH words in context! Levels 2 and 3 each introduce 20 more words and include words learned in the previous levels. By the end of level 6, the fairy tale will be written almost entirely in ENGLISH – and it will be easy to understand EVERYTHING!

Presents the story of Goldilocks and the three bears with selected vocabulary presented in Spanish in order to introduce young readers to the Spanish language.

Presents the story of Cinderella with selected vocabulary presented in Spanish in order to introduce young readers to the Spanish language.

Presents the story of Beauty and the beast with selected vocabulary presented in Spanish in order to introduce young readers to the Spanish language.