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Vietnamese With Stories: A Vietnamese Story Book for Beginners
Beginner Vietnamese reader with 24 short daily-life stories, English translations, vocabulary lists, and a simple pronunciation guide.
Happy After All
By Anneke Forzani Get Book
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Description
Happy After All is a 28-page bilingual picture book for children ages 4 to 8. It follows a girl and her father after they move to a new country, focusing on homesickness, school, unfamiliar surroundings, and gradually feeling at home. Vietnamese and English are presented together, so it suits family reading, classrooms, and learners who want a short story rather than a textbook.
The text is light, with about one to three sentences per page, and Alex Jarman's full-color illustrations support understanding. The book is PENpal enabled, so compatible audio can be played using the separately sold pen and a downloadable sound file. This adds listening practice, but the printed book works on its own.
A free companion lesson plan includes discussion prompts, extension activities, and vocabulary cards about migration and happiness. These are classroom activities, not a Vietnamese course. You will not get grammar explanations, progressive lessons, writing practice, or enough language for sustained independent study.
Content
- Type: Readers
- Skills: Listening, Reading, Vocabulary
- Size: 28 pages
- Exercises: Yes
Price
- Price: $15.50 one-time
- Cost: Paid
- Free trial: No
Details
- Format: Book
- Made for children: Yes
- Author: Anneke Forzani
- Publisher: Mantra Lingua
- Published: 2021
- ISBN-13: 9781787849327
Pros
- Parallel English-Vietnamese text
- One to three sentences per page with full-color illustrations
- Book-specific lesson plan with vocabulary cards and activities
- Optional PENpal read-aloud audio
Cons
- PENpal audio requires a separately sold device
- Only 28 pages of text
- No Vietnamese grammar or structured language instruction
- Activities focus on migration and social-emotional learning rather than language drills
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