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Chinese & Spanish Books & Songs

BOOKS
TITLE
AGE RANGE
ALL ABOUT THE SMALL LITTLE RED HEN
TEACH AND TEST
4-6, 6-8 A timeless tale of how a little red hen outfoxes a cunning old fox who wants to have her for dinner.
AND THE CABOOSE SAID
TEACH AND TEST
2-4, 4-6 A trip by a little steam loco, with all its bells and whistles working fine, and even a cow in meadow adding her "moo!" to enrich this simple story.
BLACK AND RED ANTS 2-4, 4-6, 6-8 Help save an endangered word! Now there's a mission for a little book about two ants; but if after reading it your children go round shouting... Mm, intriguing...
BOUNCE 4-6, 6-8 Hey! Some basic physics in a cool tale about a kid who buys a high-bounce ball. Broken? No; go figure it, and maybe warn any passing birds to fly real high...
CINCO DE MAYO
TEACH AND TEST
4-6, 6-8 A holiday that celebrates a very special battle in the history of Mexico.
CINDERELLA
TEACH AND TEST
2-4, 4-6 A very short version of the fairy tale classic about a young woman, a handsome prince and a pair of glass slippers.
DONKEY JACK
TEACH AND TEST
2-4, 4-6 When his animals go missing, Donkey Jack looks high and low for them. You'll never guess where he finds them.
FOX AND THE GRAPES, THE
TEACH AND TEST
4-6, 6-8 A condensed version of a classic Aesop fable with the moral: It's easy to despise what you cannot have.
MAKING PIZZA
TEACH AND TEST
4-6, 6-8 The secret to making good pizza is following the recipe.
TORTILLA
TEACH AND TEST
2-4, 4-6 Where do we get the tortilla we love to eat? Why, from the farmer, of course.
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
TEACH AND TEST
2-4, 4-6 A condensed version of a classic Aesop fable with the moral: Slow and steady wins the race.
SONGS
TITLE
AGE RANGE
BALANCING ELEPHANTS 2-4, 4-6 A classic song about counting elephants that are standing around on a spider web.
FIVE LITTLE ELEPHANTS 2-4, 4-6 A classic song about subtracting elephants as they make their way through the jungle.