Common Sense Media Review
By Polly Conway
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Delightful bilingual cartoon teaches vocabulary skills.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 6+?
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El Perro Y El Gato
What's the Story?
El Perro Y El Gato is an animated series that helps kids with their English and Spanish vocabulary skills. Following the standard personalities of real-life dogs and cats, El Perro is a little hyper and very talkative, while El Gato is a cat of few words and little grumpy (but always willing to help out). Together, they go on adventures, highlighting words along the way (they appear on screen in big white letters). During each episode, they always make sure to say it all "one more time," repeating all the vocabulary words highlighted.
Is It Any Good?
They're cute, they're funny, and they just might help kids (and adults!) expand their Spanish-language skills. The simple, bright animation of this series helps bring focus to the words being taught, which aren't always basic. For example, melocotone (peach), estampilla (stamp), and primavera (spring) and cartulina (cardboard) are just a few of the words translated. That said, kids who already have started working on their language skills in school can definitely benefit from this fun series; it's enjoyable enough for repeat viewings that may help cement vocabulary as well.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about being bilingual. Do you speak more than one language? How did you learn it?
Who do you think you're more like, El Perro or El Gato? How do they help each other out even though they have very different personalities?
TV Details
- Premiere date : August 26, 2004
- Network : Max
- Genre : Kids' Animation
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 16, 2021
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