An excellent book.
I think this is an excellent book. It's a sweet story about going on an adventure and making friends - things that children can relate to. It's also clever because it's showing children the usefulness of learning a language. I would definitely recommend this book as a gift for any child who is starting to learn French at school.
Join Mac and Meli as they set off on an exciting adventure in Serendipity Forest, help new friends and learn a bit of French along the way.
This is a vibrant picture book delivers on two fronts, it offers an adventure with siblings Mac and Meli as they help the lost Flamingo Freddie to find his way to the Shrimp Extravaganza while also introducing some simple French phrases from our french flamingo and also through Mac’s studying for their trip to Paris. This feels like a great way of introducing learning languages to readers at a younger age, without it detracting from the main storyline or being intimidating. The translations are helpfully offered on the story page so you don’t have to break the flow by flipping to the end and back. However the translation as well as some extra terms are included at the end.
This is the fist book in a series and it has great scope. Meli and Mac’s next adventure could continue to develop their French or include an introduction to another language. I think that young readers will love the adventure and the beautiful colourful illustrations.