By Marie Carducci Bolchazy
Illustrated by Michelle Fraczek
Translated by Mardah B.C. Weinfield

Description

French fries and pancakes in a "Latin" beat!
Experts recommend that children start a foreign language as early as possible. With this book, a child can start learning Latin at age four. Latin is an excellent foreign language to select. Just ask any lawyer, doctor, scientist, or nurse.

Aided by original artwork and an English translation, children learn the Latin words for their favorite foods: pizza, chicken fingers, hot dogs, fish sticks. The original artwork is charming and creative. A complete vocabulary and pronunciation guide are provided; a recording of the text will be available.

Click here to listen to the recording.

Special Features

• Latin book for primary-age children: a rarity!
• Carefully researched Latin
• Latin text available on CD and on the Bolchazy-Carducci website (Coming Soon)
• Pronunciation guide and vocabulary
• English translation
• Charming original line drawings
• Special notes on the value of Latin and on Latin word endings

Comments and Reviews

I just received my copies of Quid Edam and Quot Animalia by Marie Carducci Bolchazy and I think that books like these could be very useful for spoken Latin in the classroom. They are so simply written and it seems to me that (especially Quid Edam) they could be used as jumping off points for simple conversation.

I really hope that Bolchazy-Carducci puts out more books in this series!

Great illustrations too!

— Sharon Kazmierski
New England Classical Journal

I just received my copies of Quid Edam? and Quot Animalia? My granddaughter loved the drawings for the animals and I had to name them all (okay, I did both Latin and English). I am going to have fun with these! The food book was too busy for the little one—under two years—but she loves animals! I can see classroom applications all throughout these books!

Remember the "dead language" thread—doesn't this prove Latin lives! I WILL show parents on Open House night this year!

— Susie
via Internet

Quid Edam? was written by Marie Carducci Bolchazy, a reading specialist. Mardah Weinfield translated it into Latin. This first book is fun-all about what you might eat at breakfast, lunch and dinner-all in Latin. The illustrations are humorous and begging to be colored (if you dare!). Others in the series seem right on target to me. These will be great with elementary Latin programs, homeschoolers, exploratory, and heck, anyone who wants to have a little fun with their Latin.

I haven't done so myself yet, but there's a note on the back of Marie's book which says there's a sound file of the story at their website (www.bolchazy.com).

— Ginny Lindzey
Editor Texas Classical Association
Porter Middle School

Another satisfied customer.

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