Baby's First Steps in French

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Summary: enjoyable cd
Review: I bought this cd for my daughter when she was 3 months old, she is now 7 months old, she seems to enjoy listening to the music. The music and rhymes are pleasant to listen to and I like the fact that the songs are of french origin and not american songs translated. I found the accompanying booklet very informative on language development in children.

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Summary: Some errors
Review: I really do like this cd, especially the companion text. However, I have noticed some errors such as rouge being orange instead of red.

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Summary: Great CD! Highly recommend
Review: My daughter is starting to struggle with three languages (French from me and Japanese with her mother, living in English-speaking New York City). And so when it comes to getting help, this CD was one of the best. She was fascinated with a few songs (notably Sur le Pont d'Avignon), but mostly (and this is one of the goals of the CD) she was exposed to a variety of French sounds, esp. the rolling R, which she does beautifully now. Given that I'm the only French speaker around her, and her grandparents visit only so often (at most twice a year for a few weeks), this CD was invaluable.

I couldn't care too much with the booklet that came with it, but I read it and it wasn't uninteresting, only I was familiar with the theories explained. But it serves as a nice reminder of how to best expose your child to sounds from another language, and should help English-speaking folks who want to use it for their children. The songs include various classics (Frere Jacques, Pont d'Avignon, Savez vous Planter les Choux, A la Claire Fontaine, and also spoken rhymes and more creative ones) in beautiful tones (nice electronic instrument, appropriate for children, and yet with a rich harmony). This is a CD that I also enjoy listening to, and also to remind myself of the lyrics---I'm afraid I'll have to learn them all over again. And I surprised myself humming them many times on the way to the playground.

Now we're going to start playing it again for her little brother.

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Summary: Some errors
Review: The CD was great with native speakers and a variety of different learning tools (not just songs, but also poems, and more). I especially liked the book that comes with it which explains the process of language learning in children including pros and cons of multilingualism. I got this as a gift and I'm so glad I did, I'll also be buying the Spanish version for my little guy!

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Summary: fun CD/book combo
Review: The CD was great with native speakers and a variety of different learning tools (not just songs, but also poems, and more). I especially liked the book that comes with it which explains the process of language learning in children including pros and cons of multilingualism. I got this as a gift and I'm so glad I did, I'll also be buying the Spanish version for my little guy!

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Summary: enjoyable cd
Review: This is a fabulous collection of rhymes and songs that are pleasant for both kids and adults to learn. My daughter is 2 and takes French at a language school. The teacher was very pleased to have this available as there is so little available for toddlers learning a foreign language

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Summary: Outstanding collection
Review: This is a fabulous collection of rhymes and songs that are pleasant for both kids and adults to learn. My daughter is 2 and takes French at a language school. The teacher was very pleased to have this available as there is so little available for toddlers learning a foreign language

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Summary: GREAT fun
Review: Unlike many language lullaby/rhyme/story tapes/CDs, this one is recorded by people who speak French as their FIRST language. It's a great combination of fun rhymes, traditional FRENCH songs (not English songs translated into French) and sound "drills." Even I'm starting to pick up these hard-to-learn-for-old-folks French sounds! :)

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Summary: Best Program We've Found
Review: We have a huge collection of French materials for small children, and this is by far the best. The music is good, the singers/speakers are natives, and the whole presentation is lively and fun. Our 18-month-old has been listening to this for a year and loves it. (Yes, she's actually learned some French words!)