With this book kids learn to read and speak - immediately! The biggest hurdle kids face when learning Spanish is stringing together individual words and phrases to make complete sentences. Now, I Can Read and Speak Spanish gets children, ages four to nine not only reading and understanding complete sentences in Spanish but creating their own - from the very first lesson! An exciting combination of dramatic action, pictures, sounds, symbols, and learning activities, I Can Read and Speak Spanish is a unique learning experience that makes getting the hang of Spanish fun and easy with: colorfully illustrated stories that introduce kids to fifty new words; activities to help kids recreate story sentences and make new ones of their own; flash cards and stickers that make sentence and story creation fun and easy; and, lively storybook narration (on audio CD) that provides correct pronunciations and step-by-step guidance that lets kids work with little or no help from a grownup.