| Company |
Phone/Address |
Languages |
Materials |
| The Online Bilingual Parenting
Discussion Group |
Instructions
on how to join |
All languages |
This is by far one of the best
resources a parent can have. You can post any question or concern regarding
bilingual parenting to the group. You will get lots of helpful feedback
which is based on real experience. It's a great way to link up with others
who are in your situation. It's as easy as sending a short e-mail to the
discussion group server (list server) and you'll be added! |
| Teacher's Discovery |
1-800-TEACHER |
Spanish, French, German |
videos, software, educational
games, educational supplies, some books, song cassette tapes |
| Applause |
1-800-APPLAUSE |
Spanish, German, French, Italian,
Latin, Russian, Japanese, ESL |
Elementary-level educational
supplies, some books, song cassette tapes, teaching and testing programs,
multimedia, games, videos, software |
| Carlex |
1-800-526-3768 |
Spanish, French |
videos, song tapes, educational/teaching
supplies, games, some books |
| Gessler |
1-800-456-5825 |
Mostly Spanish, French, German,
ESL.
Some Japanese, Italian, Russian. |
software, videos, educational
supplies, songs cassette tapes, some books |
| Penta Corp |
1-803-883-3639
e-mail: CompuServe 74542,415 |
French, Spanish |
lots of software |
| Lingo Fun |
1-800-745-8258 |
Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French,
German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish |
lots of software |
| Dover Publications |
31 E. 2nd St.
Mineola, NY 11501 |
French, Russian, German, Italian,
Spanish, Latin, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek, Swedish, Japanese, Hebrew,
Dutch |
a few books: some story/picture
books for children, some "listen & learn" books & cassette packages,
some "essential grammar books," some phrase books
All these books are very inexpensive
-the few picture books they do have are well worth the effort to request
a catalog. |
| Firefly Books, Ltd. |
1-800-387-5085 |
French |
lots of children's storybooks-
request their French catalog |
| Lectorum |
1-800-345-5946 |
Spanish |
various educational materials |
| World of Reading |
www.wor.com
1-800-729-3703 |
ESL, French, German, Spanish,
Others |
Great selection of childrens'
software. Books, tapes and videos. |
| Vroom Books |
www.vroombooks.com
1-800-729-3703 |
French, German, Spanish, Japanese |
Software geared towards children. |
| Ravensburger Buchverlag |
Postfach 18 60
88188 Ravensburg
Germany |
German |
Ravensburger has a catalog
of their children's books called "Gesamtverzeichnis Kinder- und Jugendbuecher,
Taschenbuecher." |
| Wolperdinger's World of Reading |
www.hdmi.com/wol/ |
All languages |
Video series introducing children
to the concept of foreign languages. |
| KNO-K&V |
www.buchkatalog.de |
Mostly German |
Books, videos and software. |
| ABC Buecherdienst Online |
www.telebuch.de |
US/UK, Spain, Netherlands and
Germany |
Finds books from several European
countries. |
| Kids Bilingual Network |
KBN |
All Languages |
This page is aimed at providing
parents of bilingual or multilingual children with lists of contacts from
parents in similar situations all over the world. |
| International Enrichment Center,
Inc: French for Fun |
Catherine Jolivet, 1700 Ygnacio
Valley Road, Suite 105 , Walnut Creek, CA 94598, Tel. (510) 933-6998 Fax
(510) 933-7002 |
French |
I'm not sure what they do,
but if you know--please send me an update |
| Sound Beginnings |
800 460-6802
Sound
Beginnings |
Spanish, French, German, Russian,
Hebrew, Japanese . |
Cassettes for children. Spanish
video with cassette, "Professor Parrot Speaks Spanish" for 2 to 7 years
old. These tapes are intended to help young children become familiar with
the sounds and patterns of the foreign language |
| German Language Video Center |
7625 Pendleton Pike Indianapolis,
IN 46226 USA
(317) 547-1257 |
German |
They have a catalog of over
1700 German videos, all on the NTSC format. Some children's videos are
included. You can either purchase the videos or rent them for 30-60 days
at a time for around $7 a movie (this includes shipping). |
| Soleil Software |
3853 Grove Court, Palo Alto
CA, 94303. 415-494-0114
http://www.soleil.com |
Spanish, French, English, German
and Japanese |
Publishes a line of multilingual
educational software which allows children to switch on the fly between
Spanish, French and English as they explore exotic ecosystems from around
the world. German and Japanese versions also available. |
| Bilingual Books for Kids |
PO Box 653 Ardsley, NY 10502
1-800-385-1020
e-mail: bilingbk@mhv.net
Web Page: www.bilingualbooks.com |
Spanish and English |
A great selection of books
which have both Spanish and English text side by side. |
| Polyglot (German version:
Polyglott) |
For a sample copy send DM 3
in stamps (indicate English or German version) to: IMF,Benzstr. 17, 64546
Msrfelden, GERMANY. |
German and English |
quarterly newsletter of the
Interessengemeinschaft mehrsprachiger Familien e.V. (Interest Group for
Multilingual Families), a non-profit organization for multilingual parents
raising children in Germany. Subscription/membership: DM 25/yr. |
| Ahead Multimedia |
Ahead Multimedia, AB PO Box
24135, S-10451 Stockholm, Sweden, Phone: +46 (8) 671 09 00 Fax: +46 (8)
662 64 67 E-mail: info@multimedia.se
Web Page: www.multimedia.se |
Various languages (including
Nordic languages |
Produce and publish CD Rom
titles for international distribution. Also localize foreign titles for
the Nordic market. Also have some interesting links. |
Holt Concepts
|
P.O. Box 864741 Plano TX 75086-4741
972-599-1311 fax 972-599-1866 email sholt@onramp.net
http://rampages.onramp.net/~sholt |
Spanish, French and German |
Produce and sell audiocassettes to help
parents teach their baby (age 0-3) a foreign language. |
International Book Import Service, Inc.
|
IBIS 2995 Wall Triana Highway, Huntsville, AL 35824-1532 1-800-277-4247
www.IBIService.com ibis@IBIService.com |
German |
Huge selection of German music cassettes and CDs. Their children's
selection is quite large. They also have lots of children's stories on
tape and CD. Prices are listed in $ and are reasonable |
Early Advantage
MUZZY
|
1-888-327-5923
www.early-advantage.com |
Spanish
French
Italian
German |
Early Advantage is the North American publisher of MUZZY,the BBC (British
Broadcasting Corporation) Language Course for Children is availabe
in four languages: Spanish, French, Italian, and German. Designed
for children ages birth to 12, MUZZY includes four story videos |
| Books Without Borders |
www.bookswithoutborders.com |
Spanish
French
Italian
German
Russian
English |
Books, videos and audiotapes |
