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French Is Fun with Serge, the Cheeky Monkey! (Salut Serge)

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Author: Sue Finnie
Publisher: BBC Active
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4824

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 8.7 x 1.7

ISBN: 056352006X
EAN: 9780563520061
ASIN: 056352006X

Publication Date: January 31, 2006
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Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

C'est super! July 30, 2008
My kids aged 2, 4 and 6 all love this, and they're all picking up some French. The CD is great in the car for a long journey. Animation on the DVD isn't quite Pixar, but it's OK and the kids don't mind. We've had great value out of this already, and we haven't really introduced the games and the book yet.

5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended July 7, 2008
My daughter loves this DVD. At 2 and a half she can already speak some French - more than I could aged seven!

We bought this after deciding not to invest in Muzzy, on grounds of cost. I can only agree with other reviewers, it is a fantastic way to introduce small children to the French language. The themes are designed to appeal to that age group (pets, games, food and so on) and there are plenty of genuinely funny jokes which the parents will enjoy too! Singing along with the catchy songs is a great way to consolidate vocabulary and refine pronunciation.

The only downside is that the CGI is not up to the contemporary "Pixar" standard. But, again, my two-year-old doesn't seem to mind...!

Superb value for money and deserves to be more widely known. Merci beaucoup, Serge - genial!

5 out of 5 stars

What a result June 23, 2008
Our four year old loves this and keeps coming out with phrases in French. Given the option of watching Thomas, Bob the Builder or his French DVD, he asks for the French DVD.

We were out the other day and he started giving me directions in French... we've gone through various books with him, but this definitely is the winner. A great combination of English explanation and French for them to pick up on... I just wish there was a sequel, or at least more episodes of Serge and Pascal.

5 out of 5 stars

Don't waste your money on Muzzy May 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

As a French speaker myself, I am constantly on the lookout for a way to help my four children (8,7,5,3) learn French. They have watched Muzzy for a couple of years now (on and off, obviously!) and have learnt virtually nothing, even with help from me. I have friends who say the same thing. My children learnt more in their first couple of hours watching Serge. Don't believe the BBC's hype and don't waste your money on Muzzy.

5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic educational fun July 25, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

The dvd is a great mix of animation, story telling, songs and games.
Each of the 10 episodes improves on the last in difficulty.
Each episode is split into 3 parts. The first is computer animated and is in both french and english. It's good fun and includes a song relevant to the story (colours, pets, weather etc).
Then there is a short film of french children and their lives, followed by an ongoing cartoon of a football team. All with the same theme.
The songs can be listened to separately and there are 4 dvd-control interactive games which we loved.
Also comes with a cd and an activity book which improves what has been gained by the dvd.
I bought it for my 4 year old who watches it nearly every day (by choice!) and listens to the cd just as much.
She now understands basic french sentences and can answer the same in french! Even she didn't know how much she was learning. She sings the songs whenever and wherever and I can only give high praise for this brilliant product.