OFFER PRODUCTS TARGETED TO YOUR
ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY!
BENEFITS FOR BOOKSELLERS
BOOK SUGGESTIONS – BY LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AMONG BOOKSELLERS
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BENEFITS FOR BOOKSELLERS
Offer customers high-quality books in up to 40 languages!
Our communities are increasingly ethnically diverse. By offering books in multiple languages, booksellers can respond to the needs of all members of their communities while staying one step ahead of their competition.
Our dual-language books are offered with English and foreign language text on all pages in up to 40 language editions. So they meet the needs of a diverse customer base.
There is a huge and growing population of foreign-born and first-generation Americans. According to the Census Bureau, 47 million people spoke a foreign language at home in the year 2000. And many of these are young people. While Latin and South America account for the majority of the immigrant population, over 40% are from Asia and Europe and there are a growing number of immigrants from Africa.
If you would like a better understanding of the languages spoken in your particular community, please contact us. We can help provide you obtain relevant census data.
Offer well-reviewed multicultural stories to your customers.
Our products have been consistently well reviewed and have won awards for both the stories and illustrations (click here to see sample reviews). Many of the stories teach children about traditions in other cultures or tell fables and folk stories from other nationalities. In addition, all the dual-language products…
- Have appealing, multi-ethnic characters
- Are creative, clever and enjoyable
- Develop tolerance, respect for others, and self esteem
- Have strong, community settings
- Help kids learn about other cultures and traditions
- Are professionally translated in up to 40 languages
Most importantly… kids love these stories and will read them over and over!
Meet the needs of more customers with dual-language books and CDs.
All of our dual-language books are written in English and a foreign language, with over 40 languages represented.
The options for your customers are greater with a dual-language text than with a single language text. The stories and illustrations are so enjoyable that readers may choose to use them for multiple purposes.
- English-speaking families use them to introduce their kids to a foreign language.
- Foreign-born parents and grandparents use them to help their children maintain a native language and preserve their heritage.
- Foreign language and diversity teachers, as well as teachers of English as a Second language, use them as excellent supplementary teaching materials.
- Some customers will read the books only in English. The creative stories rival the best English-only children’s books available.
CDs of many of the stories are available in numerous languages, so the books can be enjoyed and used as a resource even if the reader (or parent) does not speak the foreign language.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AMONG BOOKSELLERS
What are your terms for resellers/bookstores?
If you are interested in reselling our products, please contact us for terms and conditions. Please include your business name and website address (if applicable) in the comments section.
Note: You must have a valid Sales and Use Certificate to resell our products.
Have your products been favorably reviewed?
Yes! Our products have been consistently well reviewed in respected publications including School Librarian, School Library Journal, Books for Keeps (Britain’s top independent Children’s Book Review Journal) and many others. Please click here to see sample reviews. Additional reviews will be posted on the book descriptions as soon as the products are available on the web (soon!).
Many of the books have also won awards for the stories and/or illustrations.
In what languages are your products available?
Dual-language books are available in the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Simplified+Pinyin, Chinese-Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English-only, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Nepali, Norwegian, Panjabi (Punjabi), Patois, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Shona, Slovakian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh and Yoruba.
What is the target age for the products?
Generally ages 1-12, though older language learners will enjoy many of the books. Specific age ranges are included in the descriptions of each product. In addition, please refer to the Book Suggestions links for a better understanding of the level of difficulty of the books.
What do you offer besides books and CDs?
Language Lizard also offers colorful, creative multi-language posters with varying themes that can be used to brighten up playrooms, schools and libraries, or to signal your own store’s connection to the varied cultural ethnicities in your community. We also offer an illustrated dictionary with CDROM and will soon be adding additional CDROM products.
How can I stay up to date with what your company is offering?
Please subscribe to our monthly newsletter (see below). We also occasionally send additional information to our resellers to help them sell the products. In the future, we will be sending lesson plans and discussion sheets for some of the books/CDs that you will be able to share with your customers if appropriate.
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NEWSLETTER SIGN UP SECTION
Our FREE electronic newsletter, Culture Connection, will keep you up to date with what our company offers. It also includes valuable information to keep you connected with the world of childhood language learning.
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