SLJ's Multimedia Buyers' Directory: Foreign Languages

Video

Ciao Bella! video. 55 min. Prod. by Monterey Movie Co. Dist. by Monterey Media. ISBN 1-56994-119-X. $19.95.

Gr 4-9 –Join Marco, Donatella, and their dog Guido as they introduce you to Florence (Firenze), the city where they live in Italy. Introduces the Italian language.

Clic, Clac, Muu Vacas Escritoras. video. 9 min. (closed captioned). with tchr's. guide. Weston Woods. $29.95.

PreS-Gr 4 –Spanish language version of Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type.

The Glory of Spanish Literature (Series). 13 videos. 50 min. ea. Films for the Humanities & Sciences. #30144. $1,749.95 ser., $149.95 ea. Includes: Introduction to Spanish Literature ; The Middle Ages: Romances and Epics; The Renaissance: From Courtly Tradition to Loco Amor; The Siglo De Oro Begins; Apogee of the Golden Age; The Enlightenment: Keeping the Fire Burning; The 19th Century: Romanticism and Realism; The Generation of '98; The Generation of '27; The Spanish Civil War: Blood and Ink; Spanish Writers in Exile; Spanish Literature Under the Boot: 1940 to 1975 ; The Literature of Spain: 1975 to the Present.

Gr 9-12–Filmed on location at literary landmarks throughout Spain, each video blends scholarly interviews and dramatic readings with images of manuscripts and artwork to profile Spanish authors, poets, and playwrights. In Spanish.

NiHao Little Friends 2 (NiHao Little Friends—Learn Chinese with ChinaSprout Series). video. 45 min. with tchr's. guide. ChinaSprout. #VVL001. $27.95.

PreS-Gr 4–Teaches Mandarin Chinese. Learn about family members, parts of the body and body movements, food and drink, clothing, and more.

Audio

C'est Si Bon. 1 CD. with lyric book. Yadeeda.com. price unavail.

PreS-Gr 7 –Easy-to-learn French songs written and performed by Alain Le Lait.

Clic, Clac, Muu Vacas Escritoras. 1 cassette or 1 CD. 9 min. Weston Woods. ISBN 1-55592-852-0: $7.95; w/hardcover book, ISBN 1-55592-155-8: $24.95.

PreS-Gr 4 –Spanish language version of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin.

Folk Songs of China. 1 CD. 30 min. with lyrics. Prod. by Bear Children's Choir. Dist. by ChinaSprout. #MBC002. $14.95.

PreS-Gr 4 –Includes some of China's most popular folk songs. In Mandarin. Lyrics written in Chinese, Pinyin, and English.

French Junior Adventure Course (Children's French Level III Series). 8 CDs. with activity books, parents' guide. Power-Glide Foreign Language Courses. ISBN 1-58204-103-2. $119.95.

K-Gr 6–Fully accredited beginning course.

Only Mom Is the Best in the World. 1 CD. 45 min. with lyrics. Prod. by ChinaSprout and Shanghai Children's Pub. House. Dist. by ChinaSprout. #MCS005. $14.95.

PreS-Gr 4 –22 of the most popular Chinese children's songs. Lyrics written in Chinese, Pinyin, and English.

Spanish Junior Adventure Course (Children's Spanish Level III Series). 8 CDs. with activity books, parents' guide. Power-Glide Foreign Language Courses. ISBN 1-58204-092-3. $119.95.

K-Gr 6–Fully accredited beginning course.

Teach Me Korean: A Musical Journey Through the Day. 1 cassette or 1 CD. 40 min. with coloring book. Teach Me Tapes. cassette, ISBN 0-934633-79-7: $13.95; CD, ISBN 0-934633-81-9: $15.95.

PreS-Gr 3–Teaches numbers, the alphabet, days of the week, everyday phrases and more. Features familiar tunes by native children accompanied by professional musicians.

Video

We Sign: Babies & Toddlers. 2 videos. 30 min. ea. Production Assocs. ISBN 1-887120-65-3. $29.95 ea.

PreS–Videos for introducing ASL to hearing children. The first video is an introduction which includes basic "how to" information as well as over 30 of the most commonly used words. The second video provides over 200 words for increased signing vocabulary.