First Thousand Words in English: An Entertaining Illustrated Word Book for Children (Ages 5-8) to Learn English

great book for our kids -- got this in several different languages -- very helpful and FUN !!!

I have a baby granddaughter who has family members who only speak Spanish. I bought the Spanish version of this first and then realized that having identical copies, as far as the illustrations, but with captions in both English and Spanish, would give her a even better head start in learning both languages. I think this is a series best used with adult and child working together. I like that there are 'layers' of learning activities so that the books will be useful up through the early elementary school years. There are suggestions for parents for learning activities. Be aware that there is a (white cover??) copy of this book that is in British English ( a truck is a lorry; an apartment is a flat; a car trunk is a boot, etc.) Ask the seller if you're not sure and you want American English.

Super cute book! American customers be advised that there are British English versions of vocabulary, didn't bother us, just an FYI.

This is a sturdy edition, with attractive images for children. As a foreign buyer from a non-English speaking country, it has been hard for me to find books containing such large vocabulary, without any translations - which I find undesirable during the learning process of children. If one considers that about 8k words is considered by many professionals as educated native speaker competence, purchasing a book with 1000 words already seems like a good investment.

As a former teacher on the early childhood and early elementary levels I found that most children were quickly engrossed in this book. The book can be used for identification, labeling and counting and provides lots of material for child-adult interaction.

I love Usborne books for teaching beginner foreign language students. Although there are a few words that don't jive with what English speakers where I live in the United States (New England), this is an excellent resource for ESL students of any age. Some examples of words used that would be different in New England are hens vs. chickens, sofa vs. couch, coin purse vs. change purse, chest of drawers vs. dresser, baby buggy vs. baby carriage, sandpit vs. sand box, railway cars vs. railroad cars, walking stick vs. cane, grocery sack vs. grocery bag, tummy vs. stomach, mail carrier vs. mailman.

I found this book to be just what i wanted for my 33 month old grandchild. Covered all sorts of scenes with many words. nice index of words in alphabetical order with page number you can find a word and picture you are searching for. Covers animals and opposites. There is a lot on each page and it can be overwhelming for some children who need just one or a few pictures on a page. A great seek and find book for kids too.

I'm a teacher of English in a private institute in Korea, and this book is doing just what I thought it would: giving my 7- to 13-year-old students a chance to see and find all kinds of everyday objects in delightful picture settings while exposing them casually and naturally to the English language. I've always maintained that acquisition of a mental library of nouns is a key factor in retention of sentence structure in any language. So, thanks for the great book. It gets a lot of use.

Bellissimo! Mia figlia lo adora!

I have purchased several of these so my review is based upon not just the English one but also Arabic and Italian. These books are great for all ages wanting to learn a second language. Its all very simple, a word and a picture above with each page usually a different topic such as the home, school, work, hospital etc basically the words you would need for your day to day usage. Learning Arabic I have had Arabic teachers recommend these books to young students as a good teaching aid and I have found them useful as gifts to friends who are learning English. The one thing I should say and its probably more important for languages such as Arabic, the book contains the word in that language and then the picture not an English translation so for example if you are reading the Arabic version you will need to know the Arabic alphabet first. Anyway, regardless of what language you want to learn these books are the perfect little helper for any age and at such a reasonable price.

buen libro para el aprendizaje del ingles

Produto excelente; eu já o conhecia, sou professora de Inglês, e recomendo esse produto para crianças e adultos que queiram aprender vocabulário de uma forma lúdica. Um ex-aluno quis comprar meu dicionário, e, eu o vendi para ele. Comprei um outro para mim, e também tenho o mesmo dicionário em Francês, ainda não falo fluentemente, mas tenho o dicionário pq ele é bom.

Love this book for my little one