Tito, The Firefighter Tito, El Bombero
Tito loves the firehouse. Every day Richie, one of the firefighters, and Tito exchange hellos. One day, as Tito passes the firehouse a man is shouting. Richie needs his help, because he doesn't speak Spanish, and, ultimately, Tito gets to ride in the firetruck to help Richie.
The story moves quickly, with Spanish integrated in the English text. For kids who love firefighters, this will only whet their interests to ride on the truck. There is a vocabulary list in the back.
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Our preschooler loved this book. As soon as we finished reading it, s/he wanted to practice Spanish and show off the words that s/he knows.
This was fun to read … and for parents with rusty Spanish, not overwhelming at all. We have a number of bilingual books in our library, but this was the first one to prompt our child to want to practice her skills.
This is a bilingual picture book.
The principle value is in introducing Spanish. That said, there are other things to do. You can teach safety skills, and how to report fires. You can also bring the book to life by visiting a firehouse or
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4 to 8
Read with 4-year-old child.
This can go either way. If you're building a library with bilingual books or transportation/careers for pre-readers, add this to your list. Otherwise, you'll still want to borrow it at the library.
| Title | Tito, the Firefighter / Tito, el Bombero |
| Author | Tim Hoppey |
| Publisher | Raven Tree Press © 2005 |
| Illustrators | Kimberly Hoffman |
| ISBN | 0972497331 |
| Material | Hard Cover |
| Cost | $16.95 |
| Genres | Community Helpers, Foreign Language | Bilingual, Latin America | Hispanic People |
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