Language and Culture Kit
For kids ages 2-10
For kids ages 2-10
Perfect for teaching Spanish and English while celebrating the rich Latin American traditions, heritage and culture. Kids can grow with this kit while learning language and culture.
“A godsend for every bilingual bicultural parent, teacher, and educator… A must buy for your library or book shelf at home to ease your days and make them happier ones with your children or grandchildren.”
La Prensa de San Diego
Regular Price: $99.00
Special Internet Price: $79.00
This kit includes 1 book, 4 CDs plus 1 educational DVD. A great collection that will teach your kids to appreciate the diversity of Latin America’s culture and tradition.
The kit includes:
- Diez Deditos (Ten Little Fingers) Book & CD
- Fiestas (A Year of Latin American Songs of Celebration) CD
- Canto y Cuento (Sing & Tell) CD
- Esta es mi Tierra (This is My Land) CD
- Cantamos y Aprendemos (Singing & Learning) DVD
Full Product Information
Learn Languages:
- Your kids will learn English and Spanish by singing, moving and dancing to traditional songs and stories.
Preserve the Latin American Heritage:
- This wonderful set contains traditional stories, music and games that have been passed through generations.
Have Fun Together:
- This kit is especially designed for you and your kids to sing and dance while learning at the same time.
Centuries of traditions from Spanish-speaking countries are represented in Diez Deditos (Ten Little Fingers) book & CD, a bilingual collection of finger rhymes and action songs. Your kids will have fun singing, clapping, dancing and enjoying vibrant themes such as languages, parts of the body, animals, sounds and musical instruments, as well as, the importance of family and self-esteem.
The Fiestas (A Year of Latin American Songs of Celebrations) CD contains 23 songs that celebrate holidays and festivals that occur throughout the year. Selected by award-winning educator José-Luis Orozco to represent the diversity of Latin American cultures, the catchy rhythms and lyrics will teach your kids English and Spanish.
Canto y Cuento (Sing and Tell) y Esta es mi Tierra (This is my Land) CDs celebrate the rich diversity of Latin-American children folk songs while teaching kids rhythm, movement, numbers and traditions.
The kit also contains the popular educational DVD Cantamos y Aprendemos (Singing and Learning) which introduces kids to the Spanish language and rich tradition of Latin American children’s music. Your kids will be entertained as they learn while following José-Luis Orozco’s interactive songs.
What the Experts are Saying…
“Bound to appeal to bilingual audiences… a joyous collection of Latin American rich cultural tradition.”
Marilyn Courtot
Children’s Literature
“José-Luis Orozco brings excitement to student learning through the heart and soul of music
and literature.”
Mary Jew, President
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
“Over the past 20 years, he (Orozco) has popularized traditional Latin American and Spanish songs
used in schools across the nation.”
Los Angeles Times
JOSÉ-LUIS OROZCO
Award-winning children’s book author and recording artist
José-Luis Orozco is the nation’s leading bilingual educator.
Orozco dedicates himself to what he truly enjoys—singing for children—and has amassed a loyal following of parents, teachers and children. Using songs, rhymes and games to teach Spanish and English in a fun and unique way, his presentations are a musical journey through Latin American history, language and culture. Orozco’s work has been enjoyed by millions of children, and his books and music are used every day by thousands of schools throughout the country.
With a career spanning more than thirty years and with fourteen recordings, numerous award-winning books and a learning DVD to his name, José-Luis Orozco is recognized as the authority in children’s music. He is a featured speaker and presenter at educational conferences and seminars for teachers, parents, librarians and childcare providers who seek to use music as an important learning tool in their multicultural classrooms. Orozco serves as a reading ambassador for Scholastic, the internationally acclaimed children’s book publisher.
Born in Mexico City, Orozco discovered his love of music at a young age. He joined the Mexico City Boy’s Choir at the age of eight, enjoying the opportunity to travel to Europe, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, soaking up cultural knowledge along the way. In search of the American Dream, he moved to California when he was nineteen. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s Degree in Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco. A father of four and grandfather of two, he currently lives in Los Angeles, California.