Everyone knows that children's minds are good at grasping new languages. Many children find foreign languages exciting and fascinating. However, it's not always easy for parents to help satisfy this delight. Learn Spanish with Grace offers a colorful and engaging approach to beginning Spanish that is very homeschool friendly (designed for grades 2-8).

The complete audio accompaniment to the book will allow many children to work independently, but the whole family might enjoy listening to the songs and lessons. Children will learn basic prayers, songs about their day and many familiar words. The book offers simple lessons (including vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar rules) and many fun ways to reinforce the studies. There are colorful booklets that can be cut and assembled (these pages are printed on heavy, glossy cardstock!), crossword puzzles, word matching, "fill-in-the blank" stories and hundreds of colorful illustrations. Catholic content and moral values permeate the program.

Miriam Alvarez Gallaher, who spent her formative years in Puerto Rico, is a Catholic homeschool mother of five children with a degree in Spanish Teaching (as well as a law degree). Learn Spanish with Grace is a complete beginning Spanish program structured around the daily activities and routines of a Catholic child. The title offers a meaningful play on words - Miriam's oldest daughter Grace is the main character in the book and CD who introduces children to the Spanish language, but a "Catholic approach" to Spanish also offers "the light of grace".

Appendices include a brief Spanish to English and English to Spanish dictionary, common expressions and phrases, a pronunciation guide, spanish grammra rules, rules about accent marks, prayers, songs, an answer key, bibliography and recommended resources.

Families who have purchased the book and CD set should contact the publisher directly to purchase additional books for their own children.