My Name is Jake is available on Amazon.
My Name is Jake is the English version of Soy Carlos. This book is perfect for English Language Learners in the early stages of language acquisition. Every sentence is accompanied by a picture making the language easy to understand. This book is also great for emerging readers. My sons love cracking it open and reading it out loud!
A GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR BEGINNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: “My name is Jake” is a comprehensible book written for beginners. The book contains illustrations for every sentence and a comprehensive English-Spanish glossary for comprehensibility and engagement. In the first chapter, Jake introduces himself. In the second chapter, he introduces his family. In the third chapter, Jake introduces his friends. Each chapter includes a special ”Flip, flip! page, which creates movement as you flip the pages quickly. With fewer than 150 unique words and multiple cognates (all included in the glossary), this book is perfect for anyone wanting to learn English! SYNOPSIS: Jake is a normal 19-year-old. He has a job, goes to college, and enjoys time with his family and friends. Learn about likes, descriptions and activities as Jake shares information about himself, his family, and his friends in the simply illustrated graphic novel.
You can learn more about how I teach with examples of the Spanish version of this book on this post!
Jake Celebrates is available on Amazon.
A GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR BEGINNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: “Jake Celebrates” is a comprehensible book written for beginners. The book contains illustrations for every sentence and a comprehensive glossary for comprehensibility and engagement. In the first chapter, Jake celebrates his friend’s birthday. In the second chapter, he celebrates a wedding. In the third chapter, Jake celebrates Christmas with his family. Each chapter includes a special ¡Flip, flip! page, which creates movement as you flip the pages quickly. With fewer than 150 unique words, multiple cognates, and verbs in both the first and third person, this book is perfect for anyone wanting to learn English! SYNOPSIS: Jake enjoys celebrating events with his family and friends. He plans a surprise birthday party for his roommate, attends a wedding organized by his sister and returns home to Minnesota to celebrate Christmas with his family. Learn and practice English through reading in the simply illustrated graphic novel.
Jake Explores is available on Amazon.
A GRAPHIC NOVEL FOR BEGINNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS:
“Jake Explores” is a simply illustrated and written book written for emergent English readers. The book contains illustrations for every sentence for comprehensibility and engagement. In the first chapter, Jake explores the desert with his mother. In the second chapter, he camps in the woods with his brother. In the third chapter, Jake explores the mountains with his friend. Each chapter includes a look at the animals and plants of each area, elements of taking care of yourself and nature, and a special “Flip, flip!” page, which creates movement as you flip the pages back and forth quickly. This book is perfect for readers of all ages!
SYNOPSIS: Jake enjoys exploring nature in the state of Colorado with his family and friends. He plans a trip into the desert with his mother, camps in the woods with his brother and climbs a mountain with his friend. Jake is sure to walk on the trail, go into nature prepared, and enjoy the wildlife and natural formations his state has to offer.