language and languages

Learning about food can be fun-and delicious! This book introduces beginning readers to reading food words, and signing them using American Sign Language (ASL), the language commonly used by the deaf community. Each food word is accompanied by a matching photograph to aid in word recognition. Illustrations and pictures of the correct hand placement and movement for the ASL translation is also available, giving readers another way to communicate the foods they want. Readers will love learning the signs for familiar foods they eat every day!.

Communicating feelings is an essential skill for young children. This book shows beginning readers how to communicate different feelings in American Sign Language (ASL), the language commonly used by the deaf community. Simple feelings words such as "happy" and "sad" are shown clearly alongside matching color photographs to aid in word recognition. Each word is also paired with ASL illustrations and pictures showing the correct hand placement and movement for each word. This book will encourage readers to communicate their feelings in both English and sign language, which will also lead to growth in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills.

Colors are one of the first concepts kids learn about when talking and reading. This book invites beginning readers to learn how to communicate colors in American Sign Language (ASL), the language commonly used by the deaf community. Color words are presented boldly alongside photographs that assist with word recognition. Each color is paired with ASL illustrations and pictures indicating the correct hand placement and movement. Readers will love discovering sign language in an accessible format with a familiar, colorful concept.

"This illustrated riddle introduces children to language's impact on human culture and history"--Provided by publisher.

On his first day of first grade in a new country, Santiago has a dinosaur-sized problem: how will he make new amigos when he does not speak English?.

"When Jos? is selected for the school soccer team, his dog Feliz eagerly helps him practice"--OCLC.

"When Aurora came to the United States, she learned to speak English. But her spaniel, Nena, did not. Sweet Nena loves to give besos, and she knows only Spanish. At the park, Nena may not know what the other dog owners are saying, but she and Aurora will always understand each other just fine"--Provided by publisher.

Best friends and sixth-graders Bumble and Lizard go on a quest to save the severely endangered language, Guern?siais, partly to impress Bumble's linguist mother.

Presents an illustrated guide to onomatopoeia, words that imitate sounds, looking at how a cat sounds like in French, what a yawn sounds like in Norwegian, what a bell sounds like in Hindi, and more.

A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.