Using a fictionalized approach to this common childhood experience, beginning readers and English language learners are guided through a basic dental exam. Readers discover how dentists keep our teeth healthy and clean. Accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the process in a way that is both relatable and entertaining, and bright illustrations are sure to captivate young readers with every turn of the page.

Trips to the doctor help keep us healthy and strong, and English language learners see why in this engaging bilingual book. Readers meet the people who work in a doctor’s office and see what happens during an annual checkup as this fictionalized account allows them to follow along on one child’s visit. Through colorful illustrations and accessible text presented in both English and Latin American Spanish, beginning readers discover that going to the doctor can be both an educational and fun experience.

A bank is an important place in a community, and English language learners discover why in this bilingual book. Using a fictionalized approach, this book explains how banks work through the engaging story of one child’s visit. Easy-to-follow text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish helps beginning readers learn about saving their own money at their local bank. Colorful illustrations guide them through this fun and educational story, allowing them to see this familiar experience in an exciting new light.

English language learners will be eager to explore their libraries after reading this bilingual book. Using a fictionalized approach, this book allows beginning readers to discover the library through the eyes of a child, including meeting the librarian and using a library card. Bright illustrations and easy-to-follow text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the most important parts of a visit to the library in an entertaining way.

Using a fictionalized approach to this common childhood experience, beginning readers and English language learners are guided through a basic dental exam. Readers discover how dentists keep our teeth healthy and clean. Accessible text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the process in a way that is both relatable and entertaining, and bright illustrations are sure to captivate young readers with every turn of the page.

English language learners discover what kinds of animals live in the zoo in this engaging bilingual book. Using a fictionalized approach, this book takes beginning readers on a journey around the zoo with one adventurous family. They meet many amazing animals, such as bears, elephants, and snakes. Through colorful illustrations and easy-to-follow text presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish, readers learn important facts about how a zoo works and about the incredible creatures they can see.

The fear of going to the dentist will last from childhood through adulthood. This book was developed to combat such fear. Every nuance of this book has been tried and proven successful in helping parents to prepare their children for a dental visit and how dental practitioners should handle and speak to young children in a language they will understand and will respond to. A well informed parent and dental practitioner will make the child's visit to the dentist as pleasant as possible. El temor de ir con el dentista puede durar de niñez a edad adulta. Este libro fue desarrollado para combatir tal temor. Cada matiz de este libro ha sido probado y ha demostrado éxito en asistir a los padres en preparar a sus hijos para una cita dental y como los médicos dentales deben tratar y hablar a los niños pequeños en un idioma que ellos comprenderán y a cual le puedan responder. Padres bien informados y médicos dentales harán la visita con el dentista lo mas agradable posible para el niño o la niña.

This handbook and accompanying CD have been designed to help dentists, dental hygienists, and other dental personnel communicate with Spanish-speaking patients. Intended for novice learners as well as those who need to polish their rusty high school Spanish,Paso a Pasocan be used in emergency situations or as a source of phrases to make routine visits more comfortable for patients--or anywhere between those extremes. The book includes aspects of Latino culture vital for any dental professional as well as key dental health phrases and useful grammar.Paso a Pasofocuses on learning, practicing, and speaking both standard and colloquial Spanish for an office setting. The accompanying CD presents dialogues in which Latino patients interact with health professionals using a variety of accents and levels of fluency. Like the book, the CD will be useful in workshops, work-site training, and individual learning. The chapter structure permits work-site training of an hour a day for six weeks. The CD will not be sold separately. FromPaso a Paso/Step by Step, Chapter Two "In Latin America, more than one last name is used to describe family relationships. Latino names consist of a first and middle name, or "given names," followed by the father's last name, followed by the mother's paternal surname--in that order. Many people shorten their names by using only an initial for the maternal surname. For example, in the story, Marco's name would be written Marco Antonio Hernández Calderón or Marco Hernández C. So, the surname by which official records are kept is the first surname "It is important for Americans and Latinos to understand these differences, to record the correct surname on dental records, consistently. Among Latinos, the first last name is the equivalent of a last name in the US."

Rosa receives a birthday kitten, Miguel visits his grandparents in Mexico, Alicia conducts a bake sale, Julie has a dental checkup and Alfredo draws pictures of trucks in this collection of stories told in English and Spanish.