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If you're learning a foreign language, you can't spend too much time familiarizing yourself with it. One's native tongue takes no effort, at least on a purely communicative level; acquiring a knowledge of French or Mandarin or Swahili requires not only that you learn an unfamiliar vocabulary and grammar, but that you think like native speakers. A language is a reflection of values and culture as much as words and sentences.

Many foreign language courses employ an immersion method, simply drowning students in the language until they begin to absorb it on their own. This is generally a good idea, but even the most comprehensive immersion program will leave gaps, and those are often best filled with supplemental resources and books designed for just that purpose.

For young kids, a lot of these are primarily introductory: picture books that identify familiar images (cars, apples, etc.) with foreign phrases (the Usborne First Thousand Words books come to mind), audio to guide pronunciation, workbooks, and the like. The highly visual nature of most of these resources draws kids in immediately, and starts them on the path to foreign language acquisition painlessly and almost without their knowledge.

As students get older, they'll need more grammar- and communication-oriented material. The 501.....Verbs series is a great place to learn conjugations and usage. Flippers offer quick reference both to basic vocabulary and common grammar issues. There are a plethora of books for Greek and Latin students, many of them worktexts designed for reinforcement.

At every stage, learners need to put their knowledge to practical use. Finding native speakers to converse with is always an excellent choice, but if none are available, reading stories or books in the new language is both challenging and highly rewarding. Many English-language classics are available in translation, or you can read foreign works in the original language.

It's important to remember that learning a new language isn't like riding a bicycle: if you don't practice frequently, you're likely to forget the skills and knowledge you've obtained. Many of the books you'll find in this section can help keep you sharp and in practice. A lot of resources are also available online, and often the level of interaction these provide is exactly what students need.

We'd also encourage you to browse our geography and history sections to find books, maps and other materials that provide deeper understanding of the culture and customs of the nations where the language you're studying is spoken. Language codifies many of the attitudes and beliefs of those who speak it, and understanding what those are can only deepen your understanding of the language itself.

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¡Pío Peep!
by Alice Schertle, Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy
Bilingual from Rayo
for Preschool-1st grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
1, 2, 3, Go!
by Huy Voun Lee
from Henry Holt and Company
for Preschool-3rd grade
in China (Location: HISMC-CHI)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
501 Arabic Verbs
by Raymond P. Scheindlin, Ph.D.
from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in Foreign Language (Location: FL-GEN)
$18.99
501 English Verbs
by Thomas R. Beyer, Jr., Ph.D.
2nd edition from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
501 French Verbs
by Christopher & Theodore Kendris
7th edition from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
501 German Verbs
by Henry Strutz
4th edition from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in German (Location: FL-GEN)
$18.99
501 Hebrew Verbs
by Shmuel Bolozky, Ph.D.
2nd edition from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
501 Italian Verbs
by John Colaneri & Vincent Luciani
3rd edition from Barron's
for 9th-Adult
in Italian (Location: FL-ITA)
501 Latin Verbs
by Joseph Wohlberg, Richard E. Prior
from Barron's
for 7th-Adult
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
A Veces Las Cosas Cambian
Mis Primeros Libros
by Patricia Eastman
for Preschool-1st grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Adivina, adivinanza . . .
by Elva Macias, illustrated by Blanca Dorantes
from Ediciones Corunda
for Preschool-1st grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$1.50 (1 in stock)
All Aboard! Paris
All Aboard!
by Kevin Meyers, Haily Meyers
1st edition from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
American Sign Language Dictionary
by Martin L. Sternberg
from HarperCollins
for 7th-Adult
in Deafness & Sign Language (Location: FL-SIGN)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
American Sign Language for Kids
by Rochelle Barlow
from Rockridge Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Deafness & Sign Language (Location: FL-SIGN)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Amo, Amas, Amat and More
by Eugene Ehrlich
from HarperCollins
for 9th-12th grade
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Arabic in 10 Minutes a Day
by Kristine Kershul
2nd edition from Bilingual Books
for 6th-Adult
in Arabic (Location: FL-GEN)
Arroz Con Leche
by Lulu Delacre
Bilingual from Scholastic Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL)
Athenaze Book I
by Maurice Balme, Gilbert Lawall, and revised by James Morwood
Third Edition from Oxford University
for 9th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
Avion My Uncle Flew
by Cyrus Fisher, illustrated by Richard Floethe
from Purple House Press
for 5th-7th grade
1947 Newbery Honor Book
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$13.95
Baby word book - Chinese and English
for Nursery-3rd grade
in Chinese (Location: FL-GEN)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Basics of Biblical Hebrew - Workbook
by Gary Patico & Miles V. Van Pelt
2nd edition from Zondervan
for 11th-Adult
in Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar
by Gary D. Pratico, Miles V. Van Pelt
2nd edition from Zondervan
for 11th-Adult
in Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Beatrix Potter 3 Volume Set in Latin
by Beatrix Potter
from Canon Press
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
$26.88
Berlitz Spanish For Children: The Three Bears and Little Red Riding Hood
by Staff of Berlitz School of Languages, editors and Dagmar Wilson, illustrator
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 1st-5th grade
in Vintage Readers & Textbooks (Location: VIN-READ)
Biblical Greek: A Compact Guide
Bilingual from Zondervan
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$19.99
Biblical Hebrew - Set
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 4th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
$101.50
Biblical Hebrew 2
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Biblical Hebrew 2 - DVD
from Alef Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
$21.95
Biblical Hebrew 2 - Set
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
$94.61
Biblical Hebrew 2 - Workbook
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Biblical Hebrew 2 - Workbook Answer Key
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 8th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
$14.00
Biblical Hebrew: A Homeschool Primer
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 4th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Biblical Hebrew: Annotations and Answers
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 4th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Biblical Hebrew: Show and Tell DVD
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 4th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Bossy Gallito / El gallo de bodas: (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition)
by Lucia M. Gonzalez
Blg Rep from Scholastic Inc.
for 1st-2nd grade
in Spanish Curriculum (Location: FL-SPACU)
Caring for Young Children
Beginning Sign Language Series
by S. Harold Collins
from Garlic Press
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Deafness & Sign Language (Location: FL-SIGN)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Cassell's Latin Dictionary
by D. P. Simpson
Indexed from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for 7th-12th grade
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
$29.99
Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary in Spanish
by P.D. Eastman
from Random House
for 1st-4th grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cattus Petasatus
by Dr. Seuss
from Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Rhyming fantasy (in Latin) for 1st-3rd grade
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes
by Faye-Lynn Wu
Hardcover with jacket and disc from Tuttle Publishing
for 1st-3rd grade
in China (Location: HISMC-CHI)
Chinese in 10 Minutes a Day
by Kristine Kershul
7th edition from Bilingual Books
for 6th-Adult
in Chinese (Location: FL-GEN)
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 1 - Text and Workbook
by Yamin Ma
2nd edition from Joint Publishing (H. K.) Co.
for 1st-5th grade
in Chinese (Location: FL-GEN)
$25.00 (1 in stock)
Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes
by Selected and Edited by Robert Wyndham, Illustrated by Ed Young
from Philomel Books
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Chinese through Tone & Color w/2 CDs
from Hippocrene Books
for 6th-Adult
in Chinese (Location: FL-GEN)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
Climbing Parnassus
by Tracy Lee Simmons
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$19.99
Collins Spanish Dictionary
by HarperCollins Publishers
Bilingual from HarperTrophy
for 10th-Adult
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$6.99
Count Your Way Through Germany
by Jim Haskins
from Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
for Preschool-2nd grade
in German (Location: FL-GEN)
Count Your Way Through Japan
by Jim Haskins
from Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Japanese (Location: FL-GEN)
Cuckoo / Cucu
by Lois Ehlert
from Harcourt, Brace & Company
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
by Donald Borror
1st edition from Mayfield Publishing Co.
for 4th-Adult
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Donde viven los monstruos (Where the Wild Things Are)
by Maurice Sendak
from HarperCollins
Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade
1964 Caldecott Medal winner
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Du Iz Tak?
by Carson Ellis
from Candlewick Press
2017 Caldecott Honor Medal
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
El Deafo
by Cece Bell
1st edition from Amulet Books
for 3rd-7th grade
2015 Newbery Honor Book
in Comic Books & Graphic Novels (Location: FIC-COMIC)
$14.99
El Deafo
by Cece Bell
2020 Living Book Press Edition from Amulet Books
for 3rd-7th grade
2015 Newbery Honor Book
in Comic Books & Graphic Novels (Location: FIC-COMIC)
El dia que el perro dijo, "Quiquiriqui!"
Hola, lector! Level 2
by David McPhail
from Scholastic Inc.
for Preschool-1st grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
El Espanol Facil
from Great Commission Languages
for 4th-Adult
in Spanish Curriculum (Location: FL-SPACU)
El Osito Puff
by Walt Disney Productions, translated by Maria Yolanda Serrano
from Disney Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Eres tu mi mama
by P.D. Eastman, translated by Teresa Mlawer
from Random House
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Essential Arabic
Com/Pap Bl from Living Language
for 10th grade-adult
in Arabic (Location: FL-GEN)
$22.99 $16.00 (1 in stock)
Essentials of New Testament Greek
by Ray Summers
from Broadman & Holman
for 10th-Adult
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Everything Learning Latin Book
by Richard E. Prior Ph.D.
from Adams Media Corp.
for 8th-12th grade
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia
by Carmen Lomas Garza
from Lee & Low Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
Feathers
by Jacqueline Woodson
Reprint from Puffin Books
for 4th-7th grade
2008 Newbery Honor Book
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$8.99
Ferdinandus Taurus
by Elizabeth Hadas, Munro Leaf
from David R. Godine
for 7th-12th grade
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
$17.95
Fernando's Gift/ El Regalo de Fernando
by Douglas Keister
1st Pbk. Ed from Sierra Club Books
for 1st-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
First Start French Level I - Kit
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
First Start French Level I - Pronunciation CD
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$10.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
First Start French Level I - Student Edition
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$20.50
First Start French Level I - Teacher Edition
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$20.50 $12.00 (1 in stock)
First Start French Level II - Kit
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
First Start French Level II - Pronunciation CDs
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$10.00
First Start French Level II - Student Edition
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$20.50
First Start French Level II - Teacher Edition
by Danielle L. Schultz
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$20.50
First Thousand Words in Chinese
by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Chinese (Location: FL-GEN)
$11.69
First Thousand Words in English
by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
First Thousand Words in French
by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
First Thousand Words in German
by Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in German (Location: FL-GEN)
First Thousand Words in Italian
by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Italian (Location: FL-ITA)
First Thousand Words in Japanese
by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Japanese (Location: FL-GEN)
First Thousand Words in Latin
by Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Latin Resources & Reference (Location: FL-LATREF)
First Thousand Words in Russian
by Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Russian (Location: FL-GEN)
First Thousand Words in Spanish
by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
from Usborne
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
French 1 - Activities Manual
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$16.00 (5 in stock)
French 1 - Activities Manual Teacher Edition
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 6th-9th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$12.00 (4 in stock)
French 1 - BJU Subject Kit
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
in BJU Subject Kits (Location: WH-BJUK)
French 1 - Oral Mastery Exercises
by Steven A. Guémann
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Pronunciation/Scripture CD
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Student Text
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Student Worktext
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 9th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
$25.00 (4 in stock)
French 1 - Teacher Guide
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Test Book
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Test Key
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Tests
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Vocabulary CD
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Vocabulary Manual
by Steven A. Guémann
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 1 - Vocabulary Manual Teacher Edition
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 2 - Student Text
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 2 - Teacher Guide
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 2 - Test Book
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
French 2 - Test Key
from A Beka Books
for 7th-12th grade
in French (Location: FL-FRE)
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