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101
French Idioms: Understanding French Language and Culture Through Popular Phrases
by Jean-Marie Cassagne. Passport Books, 1995. This humorous volume of
cartoons showing the meaning of French idioms is illustrated by Lucques
Nesset-Raidon. The book is divided into nine sections of common, everyday
idioms: Speaking About the Body; Our Animal Friends; Return to Nature;
Eating in Style; Life Day by Day; Odds and Ends; Walking Around Town; The Blue
Planet; and That's Life. These all show what the French say, and what they
really mean. 
101 French Proverbs:
Understanding French Language and Culture Through Common Sayings by
Jean-Marie Cassagne. Passport Books, 1998. This humorous volume
of cartoons showing the meaning of common French proverbs and sayings is
illustrated by Lucques Nesset-Raidon. 
Beginning French for
the Utterly Confused by A. Sebastián Mercado.
McGraw-Hill, 2003. This book is aimed at the beginning French student, but those
further along can also benefit. The author explains French vocabulary,
grammar, and common phrases and expressions in an easy-to-use format that gets a
beginner off to comfortable start. You will develop your ear and accent and get
a feel for sentence structure and conversational techniques. A set of
user-friendly icons help you navigate through the book and determine which parts
of it you really need. They let you know if you need to read a chapter, offer
practical steps to help you get going, and indicate quick tips, end-of-chapter
summations, and self-tests. The lay-out is clear and appealing to the eye -- not
busy and intimidating. 227 pages. BTH-1986. $15.26-D
Correspondence in French. Numerous
sample letters provide models for writers to use in creating their own
correspondence. Gives instruction in writing both business and social letters.
Be aware, though, that this book is written in French. 
Drive-In French for
Kids: Songs and Games for On-the-Go Children, a 45-minute audiocassette,
accompanied by lyric booklet which contains the words of the songs in both
French and English. The song titles are Hello and Good-bye Song; My Name
Song; The Numbers Song; Frère Jacques; The Pizza Song; Ten
Little Children; My School Song; The Counting Song; My Family Song; Days of the
Week Song; The Sleeping Song; Months of the Year Song; The Colorful Song; My
Clothing Song; The Birthday Song; The Animal Song; The Halloween Song; Where are
You Going;? The Seasons Song; The Weather Song; Sleep, Tight, Colin; and
Planting Cabbages Song. These songs are easy to understand and to sing along
with. Children are given key phrases to listen for in each song, and there are
also simple games and activities. Great for car trips. BTH-1392. $8.96-D
Easy French Crossword Puzzles. These are designed to sharpen
vocabulary and spelling skills for students at all levels. Clear instructions
and answer keys are provided. Cat. #BTH-1387, $4.46-D
Easy French Grammar Puzzles
by R. deRoussy deSales. Passport Books, 1986. These 30 crossword puzzles
will help you learn or review your French grammar. They cover a wide variety of
topic related to basic grammatical structures, and will also expand your
knowledge of the French language and culture. All the clues are in elementary
French, so you will not have to resort to English while working through the
book. Words that go beyond the basic level are explained in a glossary. Answers
are provided at the back of the book. 63 pages.
#BTH-1985, $5.39-D
Easy French Reader: A Three
Part Text for Beginning Students, Second Edition, by R. de Roussy de Sales.
McGraw-Hill. 228 pages. Features short, contemporary
readings or dialogues, historical selections, and simple literary adaptation -- all geared
to building confidence in a foreign language. Even students with little
experience in French can begin reading almost immediately. Unfamiliar words can
be found in margin glossaries. Students can build comprehension and reading
skills with the provided exercises. Answers are provided. Cat. BTH-1393. $9.86-D 
French à la Cartoon,
by Dr. Albert H. Small, Editor. Passport Books, 1989. These 101 hilarious
cartoons will help you understand the everyday language the French
really speak! The cartoons are drawn by some
of France's most popular artists whose work has regularly appeared in French
national magazines and newspapers. Under the French caption for each cartoon
appears a list of key words for understanding the caption with their English
translations, and under that is the everyday English translation of the caption
itself. The cartoons are worth reading for their humor even if you don't know
any French, since they are translated. English / French and French / English
glossaries appear at the end of the book. 120 pages. BTH- 1987. $7.16-D
French
Activity Book / CD Set, Twin Sisters, ©1994, 2001. For
children ages 5-12. It includes a 24-page activity book and music CD which teach
over 100 words in French. The words and phrases are taught using simple rhythms.
After students repeat each new word, it is incorporated into a happy, melodious
song. Song titles include The Alphabet Song; Numbers to Twenty; Learning Colors;
The Days of the Week; Name the Animals; The Hello Song; Let's Eat; My Family is
Special; Five-Day Weather Forecast. BTH-1888. $12.59-D
French for Beginners. This humorously illustrated,
colorful hardcover book for beginning language students who are at least third grade,
makes language learning easy and fun. It guides its users through a series of everyday
situations and provides a thorough foundation in basic, practical French. It clearly
explains grammar and pronunciation, and uses puzzles to make learning enjoyable. Cat.
#1469. $12.95* .
French for Children. Designed for
children 3-9, it is a solid beginning language course. It's colorful 80-page
book teaches children basic language functions. Two 60-minute CDs feature songs
along with many activities that tell children what to do in the workbook. Cute,
catchy songs and the humorous, serial adventures of SuperCat are sure to
captivate the imagination and foster language acquisition. There is also a CD
that explains to parents/teachers how they can best help their children with the
course. Together children and parents can master basic language skills,
including making introductions, counting from 1 to 20, and describing objects.
French Now! Level
1, Fourth Edition by Christopher and Theodore Kendris. Barron's. 2007.
580 pages text and 40 pages answer key in one volume. This comprehensive
worktext is for beginning high school or college courses. It emphasizes the use
of written and spoken French in everyday situations. There are a variety of
interesting exercises in each lesson to help students become proficient in
speaking, listening, reading, and writing: entertaining stories, dialogues, word
games, songs, photos of French landmarks, humorous illustrations, and more.
Ideal for classroom or self instruction. The Appendix includes definitions of
basic grammatical terms, French verb conjugation tables, a French-English
Glossary and an English-French Glossary. There is a Teacher's Manual with
Answers at the end of the book. Available with or without three audio CD's. 
French Thesaurus for Children: Le Livre des Synonymes et Antonymes
by Joan Greisman, Harriet Wittels Trans. by Yvonne Touzet-Rall. From Barron's.
Approximately 2,000 words presented in French, with English definitions give boys and
girls beginning to study French and expanded vocabulary in a hurry. Where appropriate,
synonyms and antonyms are also given. This book is organized to reflect current classroom
needs for elementary and middle-school levels (Ages: 8-12). Paperback / 128
Pages / 6 x 8 / Cat. # BTH-1889, $6.26-D
Getting to Know France and French. A simple,
delightfully illustrated guide to France for children eight and up. Discover French towns,
countryside, and famous places. Find out about the French people and their way of life.
Learn useful, everyday French words and phrases. Softcover book only, $7.16-D.
Book and cassette tape set, BTH-1894. $17.06-D
Goodbye USA -- Bonjour la
France, a Language Learning Adventure by Anne E.
Bovaird. Barron's 1993. Tom, from Chicago, is staying with his cousin Pierre in
Paris. He teaches him to play baseball. Pierre teaches Tom to speak some French.
And they both get a bit carried away with the flowers in the Paris park where
they are playing and wind up facing a policeman. The story is in English with
lots of French phrases to learn in context. There is a guide to pronunciation at
the back. Unpaginated. Young readers will be introduced to 60 French words.
BTH-1900. Out of Print. One left. $10.95*
Goodbye USA -- Bonjour la
France, Volume Two, a Language Learning Adventure
by Anne E. Bovaird. Barron's 1993. Tom, from Chicago, is visiting his cousin
Pierre in Paris again. Thsi time they go to the market together, where Pierre
teaches Tom to count his francs adn buy food. After lunch they do some
sight-seeing and that leads to another adventure as Tom suffers from a bit of
culture shock. The story is in English with lots of French phrases to
learn in context. There is a guide to pronunciation at the back. Unpaginated.
Young readers will be introduced to116 French words and learn to speak in
sentences. BTH-1901. Out of Print. One left.
$10.95*
Harry
Learns French by Sue Finnie and Libby Mitchell. This introduction to
French for elementary children takes them to France on vacation as Harry spends
a week with Léa and her family. They celebrate a
French National Holiday on July 14 with a picnic, do errands around the
town, go to the beach, visit a farm, enjoy a costume party, and more. Much of
the story is in English, with French words and phrases in bold type. Each two
page spread has a different colorful scene with conversations and objects
labeled as appropriate and a small fold-out phrasebook for the meanings of
bold-faced words on that scene. An accompanying CD-Rom for Mac or Windows 95 and
98 shows the identical scenes that appear in the book so that children can hear
the spoken French. The CD-Rom also contains four interesting games. BAR-76307.
$8.96-D
Hide
and Speak French by Catherine
Bruzzone and Susan Martineau. French Advisor, Claudine Bharadia. This
unique book helps children develop French vocabulary while having fun. Each
double-page spread features a colorful scene of interest to elementary
children: a farm, classroom, jungle, human body, family, colors, food, and
eight more themes. Each theme contains nine key words and picture prompts, an
easy guide to pronouncing the key words, simple phrases using key words, and a
humorous full-color picture illustrating each theme.
Get Dressed, Robbie (Habille-Toi,
Robbie) by Lone Morton.
An I Can Read French Language
Learning Story Book. Hardcover. Robbie loves to get dressed all by
himself, but he doesn't always choose what his mom would. Today he is going out
with her. What will he wear? For children ages 3+. Includes helpful notes for
teachers and parents, an attractive picture dictionary with key words, and a
complete, simplified guide to pronouncing the French.
BTH-1928. $6.25-D Out of print.
Supply limited to stock on hand. 
Hurry Up Molly Dépêche-Tol, Molly. An I Can Read French
Language Learning Story Book. Hardcover. A bedtime story for children ages 3+.
Includes helpful notes for teachers and parents, an attractive picture dictionary with key
words, and a complete, simplified guide to pronouncing the French.
BTH-1898. $6.25-D
Out of print.
Supply limited to stock on hand. 
Puppy Finds a Friend. (Le Petit Chien se Trouve un Ami) An I Can Read
French Language Learning Story Book. Hardcover. Puppy wants to play on Saturday,
but all his farmyard friends seem to have something more important to do. Will he have to
play alone, or can he find a friend after all?For children ages 3+. Includes helpful notes
for teachers and parents, an attractive picture dictionary with key words, and a complete,
simplified guide to pronouncing the French. BTH-1899. $6.25-D
Out of print. Supply limited to
stock on hand. 
I Can
Read and Speak in French: The Simple Picture Method for Kids to Learn French
Immediately by Maurice Hazan. McGraw-Hill, 2005. Hardcover with CD. This
French course for children ages 4-9 will have them reading, understanding and
speaking sentences from the very first lesson. The course combines dramatic
action, pictures, sounds, symbols and learning activities. It contains colorful
illustrated stories that will introduce them to 50 words; activities to help
them re-create 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 the audio CD (included) that provides correct
pronunciation and step-by-step guidance so they can work with little or no help
from adults. Unpaginated but looks to be about 50 pages. Oversize format.
BTH-1988. $14.36-D
Je T'aimerai Toujours
by Robert Munsch. Firefly, Ontario, 1989. Translated from the English by Robert
Paquin. Illustrated by Sheila McGraw. This bestselling children's story about a
mother's continuing love has been translated into many languages. It is a great
Mother's Day gift, or Grandparent's Day gift. It brings tears to the eyes of
mature readers, especially those caring for their own aging parents. BTH-1999.
$4.46-D
Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), by Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry. BTH-2000. $6.30
Learn French: An Usborne
Introduction, including full-color book and 110 minute cassette. This
package provides a thorough grounding in up-to-date French, going beyond the
essential, everyday phrases to help learners really learn to communicate on the
things that interest them. Using a cartoon strip format, the book uses an
adventure story to build knowledge of French, introducing more detailed and
complex grammar in a step-by-step fashion. Students will find test-yourself
quizzes and puzzles throughout the book so that they can practice their skills
along with solving steps in the adventure. There are plenty of learning tips, a
comprehensive pronunciation guide, a systematic grammar section, and a
French-English word list. For ages 11 and up. BTH-1891. $19.95*
Out of Print. One left. 
Learn
French Together: An Activity Kit for Kids and Grown-Ups, a Living
Language Book. This kit includes an activity book which has 16 games and
activities; a 60-minute cassette with French words, phrases, songs, rhymes, and
more; and 40 play and learn stickers. The songs and games focus on things that
one usually sees while driving. No previous knowledge of French is necessary to
enjoy this tape and book. BTH-1892. $14.95* Out of print.
Only one left. 
Let's
Learn French Coloring Book by Anne-Françoise
Pattis. McGraw-Hill, 1986. This book introduces non-French-speaking children
ages 3-6 to everyday French vocabulary the same way French children build
vocabulary in their native tongue. Children learn eighty everyday words as they
color -- names of the seasons, animals, body parts, articles of clothing, and
more. The lessons are arranged in alphabetical order from l'alphabet to le zèbre.
There is more than one page for some letters, but except for the last page,
which is a review, there is but one noun phrase, with a picture to color, on
each page lesson. A glossary provides the phonetic pronunciation for each word.
BTH-1989. $4.46-D
Let's Sing and Learn in
French CD Edition by Matt Maxwell. McGraw-Hill, 1983. The twelve
original songs in this songbook teach basic French vocabulary and expressions in
an exciting way. Students will associate new words with easy-to-remember rhythms
and beats. Included are the lyrics in French with the melody line and piano
accompaniment and simple chords for guitar, a 25-minute CD with chlld singers
who model the proper use of the French language. At the back of the book are the
English lyrics for all the songs. For children 3-6, though I've known teachers
use it for older children. 83 pages. BTH-1990. $8.99-D
Play and Learn French with
60-Minute Audio CD Ana Lomba and Marcela Summerville. McGraw-Hill, 2005. This
book contains over 50 fun songs, games, and everyday activities to get
elementary children immersed in the French language. Key-word illustrations help
children retain important words and phrases. Comic strips at the top of lesson
pages help children see the words in real-world contexts. Sidebars contain
interesting cultural information about everyday life in France. There are
English translations for all activities and a 60-minute CD with all of the
book's songs, games, and expressions. Can be used with preschool children as
well as those in higher elementary grades. 59 pages. BTH-1991. $14.36-D
Round the World in French. First published by Usborne Books in 1980, this oversize
softcover book shows various scenes and landmarks around the world identified with French
labels. The first 29 pages include double-page spreads of generic scenes: a city; a
town with an airport in the background showing many means of transport on land and in the
air; a small village with a river and canal featuring inland water transportation and
recreational activities involving water; a harbor scene;a mountain scene with people and
animals engaged in appropriate activities; a desert scene with its people, animals, and
activities; an underwater scene with sunken ship, treasure chest, divers, etc; a
jungle scene; a polar scene; a carnival scene;a concert scene featuring musicians of many
types from classical orchestra to rock; a restaurant scene with an international flavor;
and a scene with various kinds of people in their native dress. These scenes themselves
are free of labels, but individual objects that are labeled form a border around these
scenes at the edges of the pages. This section is followed by another with several labeled
individual thematic scenes on each two-page spread.Themes include agriculture in various
habitats, various types of weather conditions, dwelling places, animals, famous landmarks,
and a world map. The rest is an index and pronunciation guide. There are 47 pages in all.
This book is great in teaching vocabulary and providing a stimulus to conversing in
another language. 6.53-B. Corner tips may be bent a little.
What's for Supper? (Qu'est-ce
qu'on mange ce soir?) Dad and the children want to surprise Mom by
cooking dinner, but first they have to go grocery shopping. What is the surprise
dish they want to keep secret? An I Can Read French Language Learning Story
Book. Hardcover, for children ages 3+. Includes helpful notes for teachers and
parents, an attractive picture dictionary with key words, and a complete,
simplified guide to pronouncing the French.
BTH-1927. $6.25-D Out of print.
Supply limited to stock on hand.
Write it in French by
Christopher Kendris, Soft cover, Barron's Educational. Contains 40 workbook
exercises to help you improve your written French and 13 review tests to help you see your
progress. Contains rules of spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and explanations of
conventional phrases commonly used in written and spoken French. Tear-out pages can be
inserted in student notebooks, or even turned in as homework or test assignments. Appendix
lists French idioms, vocabulary review by topics, and answers to all exercises. (Grades
10-11) Will help students pass proficiency exams and standardized
tests in writing simple French. Cat # BTH-1893. $11.66-D