Dylan's Birthday Present

"A sweet and colorful picture book with a positive message about our multicultural, multilingual world that will appeal to all language-loving families." -- Adam Beck, author of "Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability"Little Polyglot Adventures Series (Vol. 1): Dylan's Birthday Present - Russian Edition This is the Russian edition of this book. It is also available in several other languages, including in bilingual versions. Summary in English: Dylan is an American boy like many others. One thing makes him special, though: his parents come from other countries and speak to him in different languages. It's his birthday today and he receives a very unusual present, only to lose it shortly after. Together with his best friend Emma, a sweet bilingual girl born to South African parents, Dylan sets out to find his lost birthday present. During their search, the two friends learn about the value of friendship, of speaking different languages, and of appreciating one's own as well as others' cultural and linguistic background. While reading this book, children will learn new words in different languages and feel like little polyglots! If you are looking for a children's book in Russian that will help your child see the value in speaking other languages, in being multicultural, and that will hopefully get them excited about learning languages, this book is a great choice. Summary in Russian: Дилан - американский мальчик, такой же, как и многие другие. Но кое-что делает его необычным его родители выросли в разных странах и говорят с ним на разных языках. Сегодня его день рождения, и он получает особенный подарок, но тут же его теряет. Вместе со своей лучшей подругой Эммой, милой дочкой южноафриканских родителей (которая, кстати, говорит на двух языках), Дилан отправляется на поиски своего потерянного подарка. В ходе этих поисков друзья узнают о ценности дружбы, знания языков, а также о своей и чужой культурной и лингвистической особенности.

A second language learning expert with vast experience in the field and a father to two amazingly funny trilingual children, Dr. Victor Santos founded Linguacious with the goal of helping other families and educators worldwide support the learning of other languages in children. He is the author of the multi-award-winning series Little Polyglot Adventures and of many other books to help children learn different languages, developer of the award-winning Linguacious vocabulary flashcards in different languages, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).