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For the last few weeks we have been hosting, Euro Tool Box, the most recent, popular books for young people in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and Polish.  We have many staff and students who are able to speak these  or are learning these languages.
This is a blog about how we have used these books at Portland Place this year.

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Fefe isa truly amazing fly - he drives a car, goes to the cinema, runs marathons... But most importantly he teaches you how to pronounce those tricky sounds of the Polish language. My son hasn't realised he'd practiced some of those rszcz, grzb, and czk. Polish was once (!) his first language but now... we call it "home language". Books like this help us discover how much fun you can have while learning a language!

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Grace in Year 7, who is learning Spanish, chose 'Mi Abuelo y Yo', (My Granfather and I)

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When I read this book. I just think thegirl misses her grandfather and has a hard time because he is in hospital and he hid kisses befor he had to go and when she ran out of places to find them she was really upset because they had a really lovely bond.

Grace, Y7

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This a Spanish book about a girl, Rebeca, and a boy, Riddly, that can open the doors to other worlds. Each chapter alternates, so sometimes I had to go to the last chapter about the boy to know what he was doing. It was a bit confusing to me, as it was the first time I read a book like this one, but it was fine. I really liked the book so far, and I enjoyed reading it.
By Irene, Year 7.

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This book seems fine for a French speaker, it’s not that difficult to read because it contains drawings too. There is may be a few difficult words to understand, but it can help you to learn new words. I couldn’t finish it because of my exams week, but if I had more time then I would probably finish it.
Andre Y9

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Spanish Speaker Manuela Reviews 'Mi Abuelo y Yo'

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Spanish Speaker Manuela Reviews 'Mi Abuelo y Yo'

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This is a German picture book but this one is not for young children. There isn’t a traditional story, there are very few words . It reminded us a bit of art, even Picasso. It is unique! You can read this even if you don’t speak German.

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German Picture Book Reviewd by Mrs Carvalho

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German Picture Book Reviewd by Mrs Carvalho

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I took this out to read ot my son in German. It is a very cute picture book about some animals and a boy messing about on a slide. I learned that the german forseesaw = die Wippe and not to get on a see-saw with an elephant :)

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I also attmpted these German novels.
1. Ich, Tessa und das Erbsengeheimnis
This is a sweet and quirky story of a boy who gets obsessed wiht a new girl who moves into his neighbourhood.  It was quirky but I didn't ebjoy it that much
2. Tanz Der Tiefseequalle
A Tiefseequalle is a jellyfish
I really liked this book about two opposite teenagers who end up becoming friends. It was a good story but uit was time to give the books to the next school. I think I will buy this on my next trip to Germany :)