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Vietnam Now! A Vietnamese Language Reader
A bilingual Vietnamese-English reader with graded news articles, literature, notes, exercises, photos, and native-speaker audio.
Are You Sleepy Yet, My Dear?
By Jessie Duong Get Book
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Description
Are You Sleepy Yet, My Dear? is a bilingual picture book for toddlers, young children, and families bringing Vietnamese into bedtime. The story follows a child preparing for sleep as animals return to their nests, caves, and other resting places.
Each illustrated spread places short English lines beside Vietnamese text, helping you connect the words with the pictures. The vocabulary stays focused on animals, where they sleep, nighttime actions, and bedtime routines. The 9-by-9-inch hardcover is designed for shared reading rather than formal study.
It works well for gentle, repeated reading, especially when an adult can model the Vietnamese. Its learning scope is narrow, though. You do not get audio, pronunciation support, exercises, grammar explanations, or a progression beyond the short story. It is best used as an early vocabulary reader, not a complete Vietnamese course.
Content
- Type: Readers
- Skills: Reading, Vocabulary
- Size: 36 pages
- Native audio: No
- Exercises: No
Price
- Price: $16.00 one-time
- Cost: Paid
- Free trial: No
Details
- Format: Book
- Made for children: Yes
- Author: Jessie Duong
- Publisher: embebooks
- Published: 2024
- ISBN-13: 9798988987628
Pros
- Parallel English and Vietnamese story text
- Focused vocabulary covering animals, sleeping places, and bedtime routines
- Color illustrations provide clear context for the short sentences
- 36-page hardcover suited to repeated bedtime reading
Cons
- No audio or pronunciation support
- Story-only format with no exercises or grammar instruction
- Vocabulary is confined to one bedtime theme
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