Text 9- Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? (Brown Bear and Friends) (ability, ESL)

   This book goes through a series of questions that different animals are asking each other. First the bear is asked what he is looking for. Then he says he is looking at a red bird that is looking at him. Then the red bird is asked what he is looking at and he says that he is looking at a blue horse and so forth from that.

Annotation: Carle, Eric. Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo Que Ves Ahi. New York: Henry Holt, 1967. Print.

This book consists of easy practical vocabulary. This is a book that can be used in the beginning stages of learning a new language. Even though when speaking the language it is not very accurate, it is important to build up confidence enough for them just to say anything. This book does a good job at presenting colors, animals and the first tense in a very simple way but still presents very useful adjectives for future use. As my professor told me, our students are like toddlers learning how to speak, but of course another. And its the simple things that will always work the best.