Marta! Big & Small

Marta is an ordinary girl but to a bug she's huge; then again, to an elephant she's very small. This quick and fun read follows the titular character as she compares herself to a variety of animals she meets in the jungle. Each time she compares herself to an animal, the descriptive word is first

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given in Spanish before being repeated twice in English. For example, "To a turtle, Marta is rápida . Fast, very fast." Repetition is always appealing to kids; they quickly catch on to the rhythm of the book and start filling in the "very [adjective]" as they listen to a read-aloud. In addition to just being fun, this also helps youngsters to expand their Spanish vocabulary.

The illustrations are relatively light on extraneous details, but they are lively and full of emotion. At the end of the book is an glossary providing all the descriptive words and the animals in both English and Spanish.

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