Hola Amigos

Hola Amigos is muy bien! This fine new series for teaching young children the basics of Spanish combines voice-over instruction and animation to introduce words or phrases, which are then repeated, and reviewed. The instruction is nicely organized, the pace is easy to follow and, though the animation is no-frills, the program covers a lot of ground in an appealing way: numbers, colors, parts of the face, birthday celebrations, breakfast foods, friends and family, and a song about everyone's favorite roach, La Cucaracha. A well thought out introduction to Spanish, this is mucho highly recommended, and a great follow-up to Monterey's excellent series on French for children, Bonjour Les Amis! (VL-3/94). Aud: E, I, P. (N. Plympton)