Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure
Common Sense Media Review
By Carrie Kingsley
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Fun, easy read-aloud introduces English and Spanish words.
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What's the Story?
CON POLLO: A BILINGUAL PLAYTIME ADVENTURE introduces Pollo, a friendly, outgoing chicken who wants to go to the beach (la playa), the store (la tienda), play soccer (futbol), build (construir), and more. The chicken takes readers new to Spanish vocabulary on a day of fun, teaching language along the way.
Is It Any Good?
This lively picture book by Jimmy Fallon and Jennifer Lopez with adorable illustrations is a fun introduction to Spanish words and to the idea of biliteracy. Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure takes the reader through lots of common phrases and activities, using both English and Spanish words. It's a great introduction to reading in two languages, giving lots of chances for adults to read aloud and for emerging readers to practice their sight words.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the Spanish words they learned in Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure. What other Spanish words do you know? What about other languages?
How many people do you know who can speak Spanish and English? What's fun about speaking more than one language? What are some challenges?
What do you think it's like to be able to talk in different languages?
Book Details
- Authors: Jimmy Fallon , Jennifer Lopez
- Illustrator: Andrea Campos
- Genre: Picture Book
- Topics: Adventures , Horses and Farm Animals
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
- Publication date: October 11, 2022
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 2 - 5
- Number of pages: 48
- Available on: Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Award: Common Sense Selection
- Last updated: October 6, 2022
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