Teach Me Japanese (Paperback and Audio CD): A Musical Journey Through the Day

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Familiar tunes and lovely singing (both in Japanese and English.) After we played this CD twice, my 2-year-old son has started to sing along and in Japanse.

His eyes lighted up when he first heard his favorite songs in a "new" language (Japanese is the 3rd languages my son is learning. We now have songs in all three languages!)

Music is a good way to get to know/learn a new language. It sort of take the fear away and get your all comfortable about learning new language. My family highly recommand "Teach Me Japanese (Paperback and Audio CD): A Musical Journey Through the Day" by Judy Mahoney.

Rating:
Summary: It's OK, not great
Review: I would recommend this set only because good Japanese learning tools for young children are so hard to find. The adult singers are not native speakers; if you buy this, tell your little listeners to concentrate on the way the native children singers pronounce words. The English 'translations' are merely the usual English lyrics; many words have been altered in the Japanese to fit the rhyme and rhythm. For example, the last line of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' should be translated as "isn't it cute?" not "the lamb was sure to go."

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Summary: This tape is designed for preschool - 1st grade only.
Review: The songs are for preschool age children which my 5 year old daughter enjoyed, but the songbook does not have the English translation on the same page which makes it difficult to follow. My older children were not interested in this tape at all.

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Summary: Wonderfully fun and educational for infants to grade school
Review: The tape has been enjoyed by both my infant and my second grader. The repition in English and Japanese help older childern recognize and learn the translations of familiar songs. The whole family enjoys it.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: They say it is best to teach children second languages as young as possible, and the best way to do that isn't necessarily to stumble through a foreign language ourselves. This is a fun, exciting way to get aquainted with Japanese, to open a new door in the young mind for the language. My children, ages 6 and 3, love this tape, and are wearing it out. Within a few minutes they were picking up the lyrics in Japanese and relating them to English words too. Its fun for parents too.

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Summary: Perfect for young children just learning English
Review: They say it is best to teach children second languages as young as possible, and the best way to do that isn't necessarily to stumble through a foreign language ourselves. This is a fun, exciting way to get aquainted with Japanese, to open a new door in the young mind for the language. My children, ages 6 and 3, love this tape, and are wearing it out. Within a few minutes they were picking up the lyrics in Japanese and relating them to English words too. Its fun for parents too.