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There is really only one person speaking the entire time (it sounds like the same person does the adult and child voice), and the whole cd is the "adult" saying or asking something and the "child" responding. Not to mention, at many points, the voice on the cd does not even sound like a native French speaker (I speak French and have lived in France). There is no music or anything that would make my baby want to listen to it. I am a little disappointed with this product. Although the book is great for non-French speaking parents (it has French on one side and English on the other, along with illustrations) the cd is not very entertaining for a baby or toddler.
Its unique I am so happy someone did this. Charming and age appropriate. Engaging for the parent and digestible for the child.
Just a word of caution: The adult will need to help the child with words they don't know, stop the CD and replay the session etc. and there are no clumsy translations. The French speaker is native (another fairly rare treat in language products for kids in the US).
The book has all the texts, and is organized by theme. A few pictures accompany key words for each subject. This is another (hop, skip, learn is another) great language product by Ana Lomba.
It's a nice change from too many products that are marketed to parents (ie with immediate translations). It's clearly meant as a (excellent) support for an adult teaching a child. It's very complete, but simple, with repetitions.
The translations (for parents who don't speak French) are in the book, not the CD, another plus, as it allows full immersion.
After the children (three of them, ages 5 down to 2 years) completed lesson three, they were able to pick up quite a bit of this book and the interesting conversations that go along with the pictures in the book (it's full color). I am bilingual (Spanish and English) and wanted to add in French with my own children. It's a little advanced for them without the other more simple lessons, but I think they'll continue to grow into it.All in all, I love it. My children really enjoy coloring and drawing, so after we do the Flip Flop French activity for the day, this is a great supplement and change for them. Since I just partnered in working on Flip Flop French: Ages 3-5: Level 1, I've been using that of course, and I so enjoyed using Ana Lomba's Play and Learn Spanish for my own students and classes, I got it in French. I haven't been disappointed.
I learned to speak French as an adult (and am still learning).As a result, I have had very little exposure to 'children's French' - how to speak to a child and use phrases appropriate for them.This is a fantastically reliable source for just that, and it is enjoyable to expand my own vocabulary along with my children's.
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