French As a Second Language - Reading

Good Night, Little Sea Otter (French-English) $9.95

Little ones will soon settle down for bedtime just like Little Sea Otter as he snuggles with Mama in a cozy bed of sea kelp and calls good night to all his ocean friends - sea lions, sea snails, seagulls, seals, and sea...

Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic (French-English) $23.95

Grendel, the most evil creature alive, is killing and devouring Hrothgar's bravest warriors. For twelve long years none can stop his evil ways until Beowulf, the strongest and mightiest Great warrior, arrives on the Danish...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (French-English) $22.95

"Stop Goldilocks, go back home. Woods aren't safe for a child all alone!" But Goldilocks doesn't listen to the warning. And so begins her adventure! She walks through the woods until she comes to the bears' house and sees...

Handa's Hen (French-English) $22.95

Handa and her friend Akeyo find two butterflies fluttering around the hen house, three stripy mice under the grain store, four little lizards behind the pots......but where is grandma's black hen? Handa's Hen is a dazzling...

Isis and Osiris: An Egyptian Myth (French-English) $23.95

The beloved King Osiris is murdered by his jealous brother Set and his casket thrown into the Nile. Queen Isis searches all over Egypt to find his body and set his spirit free. Osiris becomes ruler over the Land of the Dead...

Stinky (French-English) $27.95

Stinky is a monster who loves pickles and possums but is terrified of people. When a new kid enters his swamp, this adorable little monster comes up with all sorts of crazy plans to scare him away. But Stinky quickly learns...

Otto's Orange Day (French-English) $27.95

When Otto the cat meets a magical genie, he knows just what to wish for: to make the whole world orange! At first, this new, bright world seems like a lot of fun, but when his mom serves orange spinach for lunch, Otto...

Jack and the Box (French-English) $27.95

Jack just got a new toy, and it-???+-?-+s full of surprises. Each time the box pops open, there-???+-?-+s a new and bigger surprise. Is it a silly toy, a scary toy-???-+?+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+¡or something...

Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (French-English) $27.95

In this Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner Benny and his sister Penny know it-???+-?-+s wrong to sneak into someone else-???+-?-+s backyard but their mysterious new neighbor -?? or is it a monster? -?? may be a thief. They go...

Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons (French-English) $27.95

Lilly is a spunky little girl who delights in the unexpected pleasures of each season, peering inside shells in the summer and tasting different kinds of apples in the fall. In this charming and subtle book by one of...

Benny and Penny in Just Pretend (French-English) $27.95

How can Benny pretend to be a brave pirate when his pesky little sister, Penny, wants to tag along and is always asking for a hug? He tries to lose her, but when he does, he starts to feel a little lost himself. Penny proves...

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (French-English) $22.95

A long time ago in Arabia, on a full night, Ali Baba noticed something very strange as he gathered firewood. A rumbling sound, like thunder, came not from the sky but from beneath the earth... Richard Holland's brilliant use...

Hansel & Gretel (French-English) $23.95

At a time of a great and terrible famine, Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their parents. Lost and hungry, they find a magical house made of sweets and cakes. But when they take their first bite a strange...

Fox Fables (French-English) $23.95

Fables have always shown us the fundamental truths of human nature. This new dual-language series from Mantra Lingua is a fantastic way to explore the rich diversity of fables from different cultures. Each book consists of...

Lima's Red Hot Chilli (French-English) $20.95

Take one little hungry girl, six different tempting foods and one shiny delicious red hot chilli. One big bite into the chilli results in a spectacular display of fireworks. Mum, dad, aunt and grandad all come to help but...

Buri and the Marrow (French-English) $23.95

In this famous Bengali story an old woman travels through the forest to meet her daughter. On her way she meets a fox, a tiger and a lion - and they all want to eat her! Buri tells them to wait until she returns, when...

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (French-English) $20.95

The three billy goats need to cross the bridge to get to the fresh, green grass. But under the bridge lives a fierce and hungry Troll. The first goat tells the Troll to wait for his brother who is much bigger than him. The...

Don't Cry Sly! (French-English) $23.95

How's Sly going to catch Little Red? By being a cunning fox. How's Little Red going to escape? By being a lucky hen. How's Little Red going to stop Sly from coming after her? By being a kind and clever hen. But how's Sly...

The Giant Turnip (French-English) $20.95

This traditional story is set in an inner city school where the children have grown an enormous turnip! How can they pull it out? First the boys try and then the girls but the turnip will not move. They all try together but...

The Pied Piper (French-English) $23.95

Rats! Big rats, small rats, young rats and old rats! Enter a mysterious stranger... This sensitive retelling of the famous Pied Piper legend raises many moral and social issues as well as inspiring drama and music.