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Adam Beck is the author of the popular books "Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability" and "Bilingual Success Stories Around the World", both praised worldwide by parents and leaders in the field of child bilingualism for their practical and empowering approach to the bilingual aim. He is also the author of the playful “picture book for adults” titled "I WANT TO BE BILINGUAL!" (illustrated by Pavel Goldaev), which emphasizes the most important information parents need for realizing joyful success on a bilingual journey.

In addition, he created "28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables", a language learning resource containing short, simple texts on dual-facing English and Spanish pages. This engaging book, with online audio, is usef Adam Beck is the author of the popular books "Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability" and "Bilingual Success Stories Around the World", both praised worldwide by parents and leaders in the field of child bilingualism for their practical and empowering approach to the bilingual aim. He is also the author of the playful “picture book for adults” titled "I WANT TO BE BILINGUAL!" (illustrated by Pavel Goldaev), which emphasizes the most important information parents need for realizing joyful success on a bilingual journey.

In addition, he created "28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables", a language learning resource containing short, simple texts on dual-facing English and Spanish pages. This engaging book, with online audio, is useful for any learner of Spanish or English, from kids to adults.

Adam is the founder of the influential blog Bilingual Monkeys and the lively forum The Bilingual Zoo. Along with his books and his online writing, he provides empowering support to bilingual and multilingual families through personal coaching, online and off, and through speaking appearances at conferences and workshops worldwide. He is on the consultation team at the Harmonious Bilingualism Network (HaBilNet), led by Annick De Houwer.

An educator for over 30 years, Adam has worked with hundreds of bilingual and multilingual children as a classroom teacher and private tutor. Originally from the United States, he has lived in Hiroshima, Japan since 1996 and is raising two trilingual children in Japanese, English, and Spanish. He attended college in New York, graduate school in San Francisco, and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Czech Republic, where he taught English at the University of West Bohemia in the city of Plzen.

Adam also has a background in theater arts and worked for many years in children’s theater as a director and playwright. He is the author of the award-winning humorous novel for children and adults titled "How I Lost My Ear" (illustrated by Simon Farrow), which critics have called "an extraordinary imaginative achievement" and compared to "the best of Roald Dahl." ...more

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	Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability: Ideas and inspiration for even greater success and joy raising bilingual kids 3.77 avg rating — 328 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bilingual Success Stories Around the World: Parents Raising Multilingual Kids Share Their Experiences and Encouragement 4.68 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	28 Bilingual English-Spanish Fairy Tales & Fables: Short, Simple Stories for Language Learners of All Ages, with Online Audio 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I WANT TO BE BILINGUAL! by Adam Beck (Goodreads Author), Pavel Goldaev (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How I Lost My Ear by Adam Beck (Goodreads Author), Simon Farrow (Illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“No matter what it is we want a child to acquire—and that includes developing active ability in another language—the most effective way forward involves inspiring joy in the experience of that area of knowledge or skill.”
― Adam Beck, Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability

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“To become actively bilingual, the child must receive sufficient exposure to the minority language and feel a genuine need to use it expressively.”
― Adam Beck, Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability

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“What do I write about? Basically, whatever happens to be bubbling in my mind at the time, but my short entries seem to be mostly about these three things: 1. Observations of their language development 2. Observations of their personal traits and interests 3. Noteworthy incidents and experiences”
― Adam Beck, Maximize Your Child's Bilingual Ability

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