Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Reviews (1)

fun french book!
My first year taking french was spent with this book. The pictures are really cute and fun to learn from. It makes sense. The next editions (blanc, rouge) is great to follow it up. Bon travaille! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Reviews (2)

This is the BETTER AP French prep book
After struggling with other French prep materials, I was delighted to see an alternative on the market. I was more delighted that the book was decidedly more useful. Bravo! Specifically let me say that:
This Book REALLY Works!
As a high school student planning to major in French in college, I knew the importance of succeeding on the AP French Language exam. About a month before the exam was scheduled to take place, I purchased Ellen Knauer's AP French practice book, and I found that it really helped me prepare for the test. I practiced for about twenty mintues each day, by simply going over the sample exercises and listening to the various dialogues included on the book's CD's. By the time I took the test, I felt well prepared and confident in my abilities to express my knowledge of French while taking the exam. Since the formats of the practice tests are exactly the same in the practice book as the real exam in early May, each section was easy to complete and I even had time remaining before I was required to stop after each section of the test. Although I have not yet received my scores, I feel very confident that I earned a five as my total weighted grade on the AP French exam. I would not only recommend the book to anyone who plans on taking the exam in early May, but I would also recommend it to anyone who would like to practice or "brush up" on the different materials it covers before entering at the college level. The book showed me the areas I was weakest in, and it made me stronger at the subjects I already knew fairly well. I would recommend this book without reservation to anyone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Children's 12-Up - Language Arts    3. French    4. Language    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Study & Teaching    7. Study Guides    8. Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching   

Reviews (3)

fantastic, fun and easy
The illustrations are great along with the little work sheets,so
Learn Italian!
I have been searching for an easy way to teach my daughter, age 4 who has grown up only speaking english, my native Italian. I have tried various computer programs, books and tapes, and other teaching methods. All were rather boring and unhelpful, my daughter soon lost interest. This system is wonderful! The lessons are interesting and fun. They are blended wonderfully with songs and activities that keep a child's attention. I highly recommend this program. I do recommend that someone in the family practice with the child and participate with them while they listen. This is by far the best children's language packet I've seen.

An engaging and informative program for learning Italian.
My son and I enjoyed the music, activities and games provided in this learning program.The use of children's voices for the cassette was very effective. A great starting point for both children and adults alike. Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio: Juvenile    2. Children's Audio - 4-8    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Foreign Language Study - Italian    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Language Arts - General    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study    8. Language Teaching & Learning (Other Than ELT)   

Reviews (13)

My old textbook
This was the first Latin book I ever used back in highschool, and I contribute a huge part of my love for Latin to this book.The presentation actually made learning the language FUN, and I actually used to find myself flipping ahead just to read more.

Jenney! We need your help!
There is a growing problem in the schools of our country. It is a problem which greatly concerns me, and unfortunately, one that I do not see being rectified in the foreseeable future (especially without the re-popularization of Jenney's First Year Latin). Fifty years ago this problem did not exist and was in fact inconceivable, but today it is commonplace. The problem of which I speak is the learning of Latin grammar in today's schools through inferior Latin grammar books (no need to name names, but let's just say that we have a certain British school to blame).
a dissenting voice
I have taught beginning Latin from several texts--Ecce Romani, the Oxford Latin Course, the 1990 edition of Jenney's Latin featured here, as well as the older (1979 and earlier) editions of Jenney's Latin. I can say with all confidence and experience that the newer edition (1990) fails in many areas of instruction. In an attempt to modernize itself, the Jenney series lost much of what made earlier editions great, namely its clarity and focused, appropriately challenging readings. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. Foreign Language Study - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Latin    5. Unassigned Title   

Reviews (2)

The best I've tried--audio tapes are great too!
This book is organized the way American high school French and Spanish books are organized, so it will be familiar to anyone who was raised here.In each concise chapter, you learn to conjugate a verb or two (and nothing is backwards--it all makes sense--I, You, He/she, etc...), you learn some key words about a topic, you get a grammar lesson, and you read a phoenetic conversation between two people on the topic while listening to it on the tape.The topics are important:weather, food, rooms of a house, and so on.The book is really geared to quickly get you over your initial fear of speaking and to make it as simple as possible without diluting the material.It is good for absolute beginners as well as people who have been around Gujarati speakers for some time.I've tried other books that were no help.This one is different because it is "colloquial."It teaches you practical things you need to know, and it's fun and easy--even for novices like me.At the end you learn about writing in Gujarati.There's a lot more too--but the main thing is that it's fun, and in five or ten minutes you can learn a few phrases that will take you a long way.Then you're hooked, and you want to come back the next day to learn more.

A straightforward modern introduction to the language
A good basic book for beginners.The first few lessons use romanized transcriptions after which the book relies on the Gujarati script.Note that the book is available with or without accompanying cassette tapes. The first printing was marred by a number of typos which could be confusingto complete beginners; I hear they were corrected in later printings. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Language    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Conversation and phrase books    4. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    5. Foreign Language Study - General    6. Gujarati language    7. Indic & South Asian Languages - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Spoken Gujarati    10. Gujarati    11. Indic, East Indo-European & Dravidian Languages    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study    13. Language & Linguistics    14. Language self-study & phrasebooks   

Reviews (5)

Decent Book
I was looking for a spanish book that talked about something other than just objects. I also like the drawings and that the book is very simple. My 1 year old can really enjoy it.

Not what I expected
We're trying to teach our daughter Spanish from an early age (she's 8 months), and reading stories to her each night. This book is pretty simplistic with two - four words per page ("sad, con triste") so it's over pretty fast. Perhaps for an older toddler who can interact a bit more and understand the meaning it would be suitable but it's not helpful right now.

Great addition to any Spanish lesson
I use this book in my classes for students ages 4 all the way to 18. It's a great, and SIMPLE way to help them express themselves in Spanish! The older teens crack up as they use the phrases, but it's great because they're communicating in their target language, and the younger students all identify with the bright pictures and sturdy pages. They LOVE using the phrases from Como me siento!
Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Concepts - General    4. Concepts - Senses & Sensation    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Spanish language    8. Spanish: Preschool    9. Vocabulary    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Sense & Sensation   

Reviews (29)

Excellent practice and reinforcement
If you've had a semester or two of Spanish, and you truly want to learn the langauge, I highly recommend this book.The book begins with very simple words and phrases and progresses at a moderate pace to more difficult readings.
Easy Spanish Reader
I am very pleased with the Easy Spanish Reader.The book is in excellent condition and was delivered promptly.Thank you.

An Excellent Reader for the Beginning Student
As the editor of the Learning Spanish Products Reviews (LearningSpanishProductsReviews) site, one of my responsibilities is to review learning-Spanish books that are listed on Amazon. I am also a native Spanish speaker and a professional private Spanish instructor.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    2. Foreign Language Study    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. Readers    5. Spanish    6. Spanish language    7. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    8. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    9. Language readers   

Reviews (4)

pretty good
I used this book in my french class and I thought it was great practice and very helpful, but yeah, be warned -- this is just the student copy WITHOUT the tapes or the answers so pretty useless it's used in a classroom setting.

disappointed
This book is simply a question book. In order to use it properly you need the audio cassettes and the the teacher's guide( to check your answers!) which is impossible to purchase unless you are a teacher. It makes no sense why it is sold on it's own. A complete waste of money........

No answers + no tapes or CDs = Useless
I ordered this book after reading the 5 star review, and upon receiving it realized that it is a STUDENT edition, with NO ANSWERS and NO tapes or CDs (or even a written script) for the listening sections! Without answers and tapes, it is useless as an AP study guide! The Amazon description of the book should state this, so other people don't waste their time ordering it. I couldn't find the missing items on Amazon, so I searched the web until I found the teacher guide ($16.97) and tapes ($49.97) on the Prentice Hall webpage. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Study Aids - Test Preparation   

Reviews (16)

Great learning tool.
The Oxford Picture Dictionary is a great line of language books, helpful and extremely easy to use and learn the contents. In the English/Arabic edition the goal is reached, but the main focus is the arabic student who wants to learn English, so there are some parts of the book that do not fit the best interest of the student interested in learning the Arabic language. Overall is a excellent aquisition that offers a large selection of new vocabulary and expressions.

Fun resource for intermediate Arabic students
It is true that you need to know Arabic script before being able to make use of this book. The pronunciation key for Arabic is missing, but I think that is a good omission for intermediate level Arabic students. At that level, you need to disregard the Romanize Alphabet if you are going to move on to the next level of Arabic.
Great resource for serious Arabic students
This dictionary is not only a great resource for Arabic speakers who want to learn English and American culture, but it is also extremely valuable to an English speaker who is seriously studying Arabic.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Arabic    2. Arabic language    3. Children's 4-8 - Foreign Language    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Dictionaries    6. English    7. Foreign Language Study    8. Foreign Language Study - General    9. Foreign Language Study - Other    10. Picture dictionaries, Arabic    11. Picture dictionaries, English    12. Bilingual dictionaries    13. ELT dictionaries & reference    14. English Language Learning (ESL) | Picture Dictionary Programs | Oxford Picture Dictionary Program    15. Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language   

Reviews (4)

Note that this is a paperback!
I didn't notice that this book was a paperback and was expecting a board book similiar to the English version sold in stores.Board books are much more durable, of course.I also agree that there is a color match issue as mentioned by someone else.Otherwise, I'm happy to have the story in French.

A great way for your child to learn french
We got this bok because we are trying to teach our 5 yr old some basic French.This book is great for naming objects and the repetitive nature of the ryhmes make it easy for the child to learn.Since she knew and loved the english version, this was a great way to learn some french.
Good for teaching French, but not as magical as the original
This book is a near-literal translation of the original "Good Night Moon," including copies of the original pictures. Because my 18-month-old loves the original English version, and because I'm trying to teach him French, I ordered "Bonsoir Lune" so that he could associate the French words with the pictures and story that he already knows in English. For that purpose, it works fine.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Rabbits    2. Bedtime & Dreams    3. Children's Baby - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    5. Children: Preschool    6. Classics    7. Foreign Language Study - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Reviews (19)

if you're a complete newbie, i recommed getting this fair-quality book, but just know its not great
ok, this is a good book. by studying from this, you'll develop a knowledge of basic hindi grammar backed by a couple hundred words. it is broken into 2 parts. the first 10 lessons is about speaking and the second last six is about writing. i'm now on lesson 9 of the first part and spending a little reviewing the previous lessons.
Suitable For Whetting Your Curiosity And More
I purchased both the book and the audio CD, and so far I've read maybe 8 or so pages, but have played the CDs quite a bit as a companion to my daily commute. Bhatia is my first exposure to Hindi langauge instruction. So far the experience has been enjoyable, though a lot of Hindi letters sound alike to my tin ear.
User-friendly intro to an extremely important world language
Bohut acche!Tej K. Bhatia's book is an outstanding, gentle, yet comprehensive introduction to the Hindi language for a beginner.It's difficult to cite the numerous reasons why this book is so valuable for the apprehensive beginning language-learner, but I'll make an attempt to summarize the high points:
Read more

Subjects:  1. Conversation and phrase books    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Foreign Language Study    4. Grammar    5. Hindi language    6. Indic & South Asian Languages - General    7. Indo-Iranian Languages    8. Language    9. Southeast Asian    10. Vocabulary    11. Hindi    12. Indic, East Indo-European & Dravidian Languages    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study    14. Language & Linguistics    15. Language self-study & phrasebooks   

Reviews (2)

May peace prevail on earth !
AMI who came from universe thougt us how man should reveal his innner self . If man live like he thougt , peace will absorutely prevail on earth . I hope as many persons as possible will read this book . I read in Japanese . Now I'm looking for English version . Thank you for reading my poor English review .

Uplifting kid book -- great fun for adults too!
This is a great book! It's about "a boy who meets a little alien, come to earth to teach about the fundamental law of the universe, which we ignore -- and the reason we have wars and unhappiness...".Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Science Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. General    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    6. Spanish: Grades 1-2   

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language Study - General    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Concepts - Words    4. Fiction    5. Halloween    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Preschool Multicultural Studies    9. Spanish language    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Vocabulary   

Reviews (16)

The Little Prince!
A BOOK THAT INFLUENCED MY LIFE
The Little Prince!
A BOOK THAT INFLUENCED MY LIFE
este libro me hacía llorar
Este libro es simult�neo el libro m�s maravilloso y el libro m�s triste. La historia del piloto que se estrella en el desierto y que se encuentra ah� con el principito, me aflige mucho.Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient, Classical & Medieval    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Classics    4. Fantasy fiction    5. Literary Collections    6. Reading materials    7. Spanish language    8. Spanish language materials    9. Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    10. Philosophy / General   

Reviews (1)

Bon voyage! Level 2, Student Edition
The book was in the condition specified and got to us in a timely manner which I appreciated the most!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study    6. Schools   

Reviews (7)

Helpful for beginners, but there's better..
I'm currently using this book in my first year Japanese class in college. It is rather helpful, but comparing this book to Genki Vol. 1, Genki is much better. Genki does a much better way of explaining the particles, vocabulary, sentence structue, etc.
Helpful
I have tried many different kinds of Japanese learning programs, but this has been the most useful so far. Although I would suggest getting a CD/Book if you don't hear Japanese often, this is a great starter program. It incorporates kana into the lessons, so you will learn also how to write. Great
I thought that this book was extraodinary!It helped me so much.The dialogue was awsome and the colorfull pages were great.I used all three books and now I speak Japanese fluently. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Foreign Language    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Foreign Language Study    4. Foreign Language Study - General    5. Foreign Language Study - Other    6. Japanese    7. Japanese Language    8. Language    9. Language self-study & phrasebooks    10. Modern language learning: core course material   

Reviews (5)

A good quick reference
After many years of just using Smyth's grammar, I decided to take a look at other texts.This is a good book and the author outlines its limitations at the outset. With this text you have the basic tools at your disposal but there is something to be said for the context in which Smyth put things.I am still getting used to the format and those of us who learned Greek the old way may never get used to the absence of more scholarly material and references.No question about the fact that if you have Smyth you will default to it most of the time.But if you are travelling or need a quick and dirty answer, this is the way to go.

Good book so far, but
it does not contain an answer key to the problems.Morwood sets an nice steady course for the beginning student, but when you want to check your answers to the questions he has at the end of each section, you are left hanging out to dry.That is a sin for any author!

Ideal for Today's Student
This book was long overdue.Grammars like Smyth's and Goodwin and Gulick's, while impressively thoroughly, were written for an era very different from our own.A century ago, when those books were written, boys (almost exclusively boys) began learning Greek and Latin at the equivalent of elementary-school age.The OXFORD GRAMMAR OF CLASSICAL GREEK presents Greek paradigms in a format that will be much more accessible to today's students, who are likely to be college-age or older and to have studied several years of a modern language before beginning Ancient Greek.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient Greek    2. Ancient Languages - Classical Greek    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    6. Foreign Language Study - General    7. General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Classical Studies | Classical Languages | Greek    10. Foreign Language Study / General   

Reviews (2)

A "must have"
This book features beautiful colorful illustrations and a very cute story, full of accurate cultural details. To be enjoyed by children and adults alike, it also is a great way to "teach" your kids about death,or to help them deal with mourning, whether or not you are hispanic.

Wonderful
El Espiritu de Tio Fernando is an excellent book describing the mexican celebration of Days of the Dead. The book follows a young boy and his mother as they remember his uncle who has died within the last year. The book is simple yet includes many aspects of the celebration. Theillustrations are wonderfully detailed so as to show the emotions of eachpart of the celebration. The text is in both English and Spanish allowingall children to enjoy it equally. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. All Souls' Day    2. Bilingual    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Family - Multigenerational    6. Fiction    7. Holidays & Celebrations - General    8. Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Mexico    11. Social Issues - Death & Dying    12. Spanish language materials    13. Uncles