Fun Words: Animals 3

Fun Words: Animals 3 is an interactive word book for children aged 4 to 9 in which they discover even more animals from around the world and learn their names in English, in Arabic, or in both.

The third animal book in the Fun Words series goes beyond the animals most children already know. On the cover are a rhinoceros, a woolly llama, a leaping deer, a small furry hamster and a shaggy black creature with a long snout, a mix of the familiar and the less familiar that invites children to ask, "What is that one called?"

Children choose English, Arabic or both. For each animal they listen to how its name is pronounced, then use the microphone to record themselves saying it, play it back and compare. It is a simple loop, listen, say and check, that turns new words into words a child can use.

Because the animals are less familiar, this book is good for widening a child's vocabulary in both languages at once. A child may learn a new English word and its Arabic name on the same page. Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, and learning its words early gives children a head start.

Parents can join in by guessing the names before pressing play, or by recording their own voices and comparing them with their child's. Fun Words is a Miraj original.