cover image Uno, DOS, Hola y Adios

Uno, DOS, Hola y Adios

Two-Can, David Le Jars. Two-Can Publishers, $5.95 (23pp) ISBN 978-1-58728-952-1

ea vol: tr. by Susana Pasternac. illus by author. Princeton, NJ: Two-Can. (Talk Together Series). 2000. 24p. pap. $4.95. PreS-This fun series introduces beginning readers to an array of simple words. Each double-page ""chapter"" features individual objects labeled with their proper names on the left and shows them pulled together into a cohesive scene on the right. Readers are thus prompted to tell the story they see utilizing their new vocabulary. The dynamic illustrations are done in a collage style with na f drawings and bright colors Hay alguien en casa?(Is Anybody Home?) depicts interior and exterior domestic scenes such as a bedroom, a bathroom, living room, kitchen, garden, and a birthday party. Mis amigos los animales (My Animal Friends) introduces youngsters to animals on the farm, in the forest, in the desert, in the pet store, in the garden, and in the sea. Por aqui y por alli (Here and There) takes readers to various places and happenings such as the park, the store, a road, the sea, a workplace, the countryside, the beach, and a parade. Uno, dos, hola y adi os ( One, Two, Hello and Goodbye) is chock-full of numbers, colors, shapes, action verbs, mood words, directional words, weather-related words, and body parts. This series is a nice choice for public libraries and bookstores. MOB