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Ocean Animals (Multilingual Board Book)

Words of the World
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Ocean Animals (Multilingual Board Book) by Motomitsu Maehara introduces young children to the names of eighteen colourful ocean creatures in six of the world's most widely spoken languages: English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and Arabic, plus Esperanto. The book features vibrant collages and phonetic pronunciations for some languages, designed to engage curious toddlers while encouraging multilingual exploration and cultural awareness.
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Format: Board book
$1999
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Ideal for toddlers aged 0 to 3 and their parents, this board book is perfect for little hands and developing minds. It supports early language learning, critical thinking, and multicultural curiosity, making it a wonderful addition to homes and early learning libraries.

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Age range 0 to 3 Fish. Poisson. Pez. In this delightful board book, explore words of the world and learn the names of a variety of colourful ocean animals in the six most widely spoken languages.

Galleys available (physical and Edelweiss DRC); national print campaign, including Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal; online and social media campaigns with book reviewers, educator, art, and parenting blogs/media outreach, nature and sea animal media; bookseller and librarian outreach and special promotions; ABAโ€™s Advance Access Program; Artist in the Studio video; social media marketing; includes an online activity kit for bookstores, libraries, and parents with art extension activities for kids; awards submissions; featured title at National Association for the Education of Young Children, American Montessori Society conferences, and more

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Age range 0 to 3

Fish. Poisson. Pez. In this delightful board book, explore words of the world and learn the names of a variety of colourful ocean animals in the six most widely spoken languages.

Curious minds will love the playful, brightly coloured collages and multilingual exploration of ocean animals and their names from around the world.

This beautiful board book pairs gorgeous collages of eighteen types of ocean animals with their names across the six most popular languages worldwide: English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Chinese (Mandarin), and Arabic, as well as the language of universal friendship, Esperanto.

This book is the perfect size for little hands, and children (and parents) will enjoy testing out each word and identifying similarities in sounds across languages as well as the names that stand out.

The Words of the World board book series encourages multilingual exploration and curiosity about our world among young readers. Each book promotes language learning through playful and sophisticated collages and even includes phonetic pronunciation for Hindi, Chinese, and Arabic.

Language is a powerful tool that binds us together across cultures, and developing our skills beyond a single language helps us to expand our ability to:

  • Problem-solve and use critical-thinking skills
  • Consider other people's perspectives
  • Become aware of our surroundings

Series: Words of the World Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781735000558

Publisher: Blue Dot Kids Press

Format: Board book

Date Published: 17 June 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Blue Dot Kids Press

Edition: Multilingual edition

Illustration: Color illustrations throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 177.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 20

About the Author

Motomitsu Maehara is a Japanese artist, children's book author, and musician based in Paris, France.

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