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on this page: NEW Dictionary Activity books NEW Songs CD and book Hungry Caterpillar Traditional tales in German Little Polar Bear series NEW - I can read German! "Big Book" CD-Roms

Choosing a dictionary for young beginners

This is an easy-to-use dictionary that we recommend for children aged 7-11 just starting to learn German.

We recommend it because it has all the basic features of a "proper" bilingual dictionary
- headwords
- two sides (Ge-En/En-Ge)
- age-appropriate vocabulary
- examples of usage
- simple grammar info without confusing abbreviations.

There is also a useful section on German life and culture.

Price: £ - no VAT

German songs - for the beginners' classroom!

Singer-song-writer Martina Schwarz performs on this CD, produced by the Goethe-Institut London.	Songwriter Martina Schwarz (pictured) sings 23 songs on an audio CD, "Learn German with Songs". The CD also includes instrumental versions of each song for "karaoke". The lyrics of each cover key vocabulary for a topic, e.g food, numbers, greetings... The Songbook has all the lyrics, plus worksheets you can photocopy, and tips for how to use this resource in the classroom.
	Price for book AND CD, only - £ + VAT

Activity Books

German Fun

A book full of lively puzzles, games, cutting and sticking activities to practise essential first German words and phrases.

Includes colourful press-out characters with clothes to dress them.

[there is NO audio-cassette or CD with this pack]

Age 7+ Price: £ - no VAT

Familiar stories in German

NEW! "The Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

The German-language version of this well-loved classic picture story is called Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt  Familiar to most children, you can use it for great lessons using the German words for foods and days-of-the-week to help get children started in reading German.

Hungry Caterpillar in German - Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt

Our Price: £ - no VAT

CHOOSE: German only edition

..OR: German / English bilingual edition

Grimms' Fairy Stories in German & English

Beautifully illustrated vrsions of traditional Grimm Brothers' tales that fit with the Early start German suggested schemes of work.

Rumpelstilzchen in German only HB--£

Buy the English version as well, if you want help with the language of the story (sorry, no bilingual texts are available)
Rumpelstiltskin - Grimms' Fairy Tale in English PB --£

Die Bremer Stadt-musikanten in German HB --£

Buy the English version as well, if you want help with the language of the story (sorry, no bilingual texts are available)
The Bremen Town Musicians - in English PB --£

Popular Little Polar Bear series

Little Polar Bear and the Husky Pup
by Hans de Beer

HARDBACK £

In German and English - bilingual text.
Also available in French / English

The carefully controlled parallel German-English texts with lots of repetition
makes them perfect for young language learners taking their first steps in reading German.

I Want My Banana!

Monkey's hungry, but he can't find his banana.
Some fearsome jungle creatures offer him tasty alternatives, but monkey isn't convinced of their generosity.

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Puppy finds a Friend

It's Saturday and Puppy wants to play.
He tries his farmyard friends but they all have something more important to do.
Will he have to play alone, or can he find a friend after all?

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Happy Birthday!

Michael's party is in full swing when - oops, away fly all the colourful balloons!
Is the party spoilt or will Mum come to the rescue?

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