HOWARD BECKERMAN

Makes each event of the day - waking up, eating, playing and resting - a language-learning experience. Including an audio CD with a sing-along booklet, this title is a first language programme for babies, with memorable songs, repeatable words and phrases, and teaching tips.

Berlitz DJ Audio for Tweens is presented in a one hour radio show format. This dynamic music CD speaks a young listener's language so that he or she is enticed into learning a second one. Through 10 rockin' tunes, mock news reports, commercials and listener call-ins, two radio DJ's spin a delightful bilingual program that will make kids 8 and up tune in instead of turning off. Tune into: a cool mix of 10 original songs in today's hottest musical styles, basic words and phrases in the target language presented through natural dialog and song, themes relevant to a preteen's daily life, short catch programs appropriate to a child's attention span.

Berlitz DJ Ingles presents a one-hour radio show that speaks a young listener's language so he or she is enticed into learning a second one. Through 10 original tunes, mock news reports, commercials, and listener call-ins, two DJs spin a delightful bilingual program, with themes relevant to a pre-teen's daily life. Basic English words and phrases are presented through natural dialog and song that will make kids aged 8 and up tune in instead of turning off.

Beckerman, a former animator and director with Terrytoons and Paramount, reviews the history of animation in film and television, explains his approach to drawing conceptual sketches and creating characters, and walks through the laborious process of drawing a series of frames to simulate movement. Previously published by Amereon Ltd. in 2002. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR