Marimba!: Animales from A to Z

This book is absolutely wonderful. The pictures and words are delightful and according to my daughter you can't beat a book that includes a llama. I also love the pronounciation guide at the end as it is interesting to compare the Enlgish and Spanish pronounciations. I highly reccommend this book to all.

With "¡Marimba!" El Paso author Pat Mora says she wanted to create an alphabet book that incorporates both English and Spanish. She found twenty-six cognates, or words that are similar in both languages, and arrived at this colorful story of something special that happens at the zoo when a frisky monkey begins to play his marimba. At the back of the book is a translation and pronunciation guide. Listed for grades K through 3, but my 6-year-old grandson enjoyed it as well.