Spanish Books

Greetings!

This year at Rogers we are working to include Spanish lessons daily. For a number of years we have had a Spanish word or phrase each week through our morning announcement period and the students have had a little practice in the classrooms. But this year we have taken it to a slightly higher level.

In the library I have added quite a number of Spanish books. Where did I find them? Well, I got lucky. My assistant happened to be at a thrift store and saw a lot of Spanish picture books come through and bought the lot of them for about $20.00. I got about 40 – 50 books for that price. Most of them are simple picture books such as the Clifford books, but it would be pretty easy to read them especially with just a few words. I figured that I got a pretty good deal.

I have also just received a box of 30 Spanish books from a preview company called Lookout Books*. I am not sure how many of these I am going to buy, but they are just beautiful books. The photographs illustrate the information given and they are all in Spanish. But wait! These books are also AV media enhanced and gives a fully bilingual book between English and Spanish to help with the vocabulary. When you buy the book, there is a book code on the second page. You go to the website and enter the code. If you have a smart board or a projector connected to your computer, you can display it for the whole class to see.

If you want to add a few Spanish books to your library, try looking at used bookstores or thrift stores in your area. Make friends with someone at the thrift store and ask them to let you know if any arrive.

Have a great week.

Audrey

*Preview boxes come from a number of different companies. The boxes arrive filled with books. You open the box and look at the books and decide which books you want for your library. You keep the books you want and return the rest of the books to the company. Usually a sales rep contacts you to make arrangements to send the box out to you and then to arrange for returning the box. If you don’t purchase any books, there is no charge to you. Usually there is a small shipping/handling fee if you do make a purchase. You can also get processing information for a fee.