Author: Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos

Title: Dylans Birthday Present

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 32

Release Date: 2020-08-12

Details: Product Description


"A friendly approach to the pleasures of multilingualism" -- Kirkus Reviews

"This book should be on bookshelves in every multilingual home, to help empower kids and develop their 'superpower' of speaking in different languages." -- Shelley Admont, award-winning author, KidKiddos Books

"Elementary school children everywhere will enjoy re-reading this story over and over again." -- Nikki Prsa (American polyglot)

Awards

1st Place: Best Illustrations (Purple Dragonfly Award)
1st Place: Cultural Diversity (Purple Dragonfly Award)
Golden Award (Mom's Choice Award)
Honorable Mention: Picture Books 5 & Younger (Purple Dragonfly Award)
Brain Child Book Award (Tillywig Award)


Little Polyglot Adventures Series (Vol. 1): Dylan's Birthday Present / Te taonga huritau a Dylan - Bilingual English and Maori Children's Book

This is the bilingual English and Maori (Te Reo Maori) edition of this children's book. It is also available in several other languages, in both monolingual and bilingual versions.

Summary in English:
Dylan is an American boy like many others. One thing makes him special, though: his parents come from other countries and speak to him in different languages. It's his birthday today and he receives a very unusual present, only to lose it shortly after. Together with his best friend Emma, a sweet bilingual girl born to South African parents, Dylan sets out to find his lost birthday present. During their search, the two friends learn about the value of friendship, of speaking different languages, and of appreciating one's own as well as others' cultural and linguistic background.

If you are looking for a children's book in English and Maori that will help your child see the value in speaking other languages, in being multicultural, and that will hopefully get them excited about learning languages, this book is a great choice.

Summary in Maori (Te Reo Maori):
He tamaiti Amerikana a Dylan, penei i etahi atu. Engari, kotahi te take e motuhake ai ia, ara no etahi atu whenua ona matua, a, korero ai raua ki a ia i etahi atu reo. Ko tona huritau i tenei ra, a, kua whiwhi ia i tetahi taonga tino rereke, engari kaore i roa ka ngaro i a ia. Ka whakatika ake a Dylan raua ko tona tino hoa, ko Emma, ko tetahi kotiro reo rua, ngawari ano hoki, i whanau mai ona matua i Awhirika ki te Tonga, ki te kimi i tana taonga huritau kua ngaro. I a raua e kimi ana, ka ako nga hoa tokorua i te uara o te hoatanga, o te korero i etahi reo rereke me te whakaaro nui ki tou ano ahurea me tou ano reo, tae atu ano ki nga ahurea me nga reo o etahi atu.


About the Author


A second language learning expert with vast experience in the field and a father to two amazingly funny trilingual children, Dr. Victor Santos founded Linguacious with the goal of helping other families and educators worldwide support the learning of other languages in children. He is the author of the multi-award-winning series Little Polyglot Adventures and of many other books to help children learn different languages, developer of the award-winning Linguacious vocabulary flashcards in different languages, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).

EAN: 9781649620347

Package Dimensions: Height: 11 inches, Length: 8.5 inches, Weight: 0.87964442538 pounds, Width: 0.25 inches