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I'm Too Big / Je Suis Trop Gros
Color-illustrated picture books entertain with funny stories while they teach children the fundamentals of French. On each page, the story is in French and English.
26 pages, Hardcover
First published May 26, 1994
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July 17, 2017
What a delightful way to spark an interest in French. Boy I wish these books by Lone Morton had been around when I was a kid. I remember just one children's book in French lived in our house "Ricquet a la houpe" evidently a story all French kids love. I don't think I ever got past the first sentence. I still don't know what it's all about. I seem to remember Ricquet bore a distinct resemblance to Tin Tin.
But I do love French and years ago even acquired a GCE in the subject complete with a French Oral section. Now I am trying to re-educate / remind myself through dipping into translations of loved children's classics. Harry Potter, Narnia . My memory won't hold up or retain loads of grammar and vocabulary now so.... French for fun... That's my credo.
But I do love French and years ago even acquired a GCE in the subject complete with a French Oral section. Now I am trying to re-educate / remind myself through dipping into translations of loved children's classics. Harry Potter, Narnia . My memory won't hold up or retain loads of grammar and vocabulary now so.... French for fun... That's my credo.
August 23, 2020
Comme l'éléphant, je n'aime pas mon long nez, mais contrairement à la girafe, j'aime mon long cou. Je comprends maintenant la différence entre «grosse» et «grande». Je pense....
Like the elephant, I don't like my long nose, but unlike the giraffe, I like my long neck. I understand the difference between "grosse" (big) and "grande" (tall) now. I think....
Like the elephant, I don't like my long nose, but unlike the giraffe, I like my long neck. I understand the difference between "grosse" (big) and "grande" (tall) now. I think....
April 25, 2021
This was really funny.
November 29, 2019
By Lone Morton, Illustrated by Steve Weatherill, Spanish by Rosa Martin
Summary: The elephant and giraffe are unhappy. One would like to be taller, the other shorter. One would like bigger ears, the other smaller ones. But finally they agree ... they like each other as they are!
Evaluation of Illustrations/Text: The illustrations fill the pages with paint color and some detail. The text is at the top and bottom of the page. The text is in one sentence. One sentence on a page is in English then the bottom of the page has the Spanish translation of the sentence.
Strategies for Use in the Classroom:
Locate specific vocabulary - The text uses English and Spanish. The students can learn Spanish words by looking at the English to Spanish translation. The book has the pronunciations of the words in the back to help the student pronounce the words.
Summary: The elephant and giraffe are unhappy. One would like to be taller, the other shorter. One would like bigger ears, the other smaller ones. But finally they agree ... they like each other as they are!
Evaluation of Illustrations/Text: The illustrations fill the pages with paint color and some detail. The text is at the top and bottom of the page. The text is in one sentence. One sentence on a page is in English then the bottom of the page has the Spanish translation of the sentence.
Strategies for Use in the Classroom:
Locate specific vocabulary - The text uses English and Spanish. The students can learn Spanish words by looking at the English to Spanish translation. The book has the pronunciations of the words in the back to help the student pronounce the words.
May 12, 2013
“Je suis trop gros” and the “I can read French” series is essential for introducing young children to French. The book depicts a humorous story of an elephant and a giraffe who want to look like each other and not look like themselves.
On each page children are easily able to understand simple French phrases, since the English phrases sit alongside them. The delightful visual glossary at the back of the book further consolidates the children’s vocabulary, which they have learned in the book.
All in all a fabulous and memorable way of introducing children to the French language for the first time.
On each page children are easily able to understand simple French phrases, since the English phrases sit alongside them. The delightful visual glossary at the back of the book further consolidates the children’s vocabulary, which they have learned in the book.
All in all a fabulous and memorable way of introducing children to the French language for the first time.
May 27, 2013
I quite liked the story which is about liking yourself just the way you are. What really made it interesting to read was the illustrations.
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