Age Range: 10 and up
Paperback: 132 pages
Publisher: Bilingual Books, Inc.; Pap/Cdr edition (May 10, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1931873038
ISBN-13: 978-1931873031
Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #134,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #15 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Learning > German #47 in Books > Travel > Europe > Germany #313 in Books > Education & Teaching > Schools & Teaching > Homeschooling
I've been learning Russian by self study for the last couple of years and recently decided to brush up on my German as well. I've purchased a LOT of language learning products as of late, and I've found that the quality and effectiveness of learning materials can vary greatly. I bought the Russian version of this text and was incredibly disappointed. I was in a bookstore recently and checked out the German version. Yup, more of the same. This book might be okay for kids, but it's not a serious learning tool. Learning a language in ten minutes a day may be a fun fantasy, but the resources available in this series of books won't do much to help you learn German.On the surface the book looks great - big pictures, stickers, activities, flash cards and a laminated "pocket pal" with a short list of phrases and such. The problem with these resources is that they all fall short when scrutinized individually. There aren't enough flash cards, and the words that are chosen are sort of odd. Some are obvious for the beginner, but many just leave me scratching my head as to why they picked them. The activities in the book are the best part, but as a workbook, it's only average. The stickers are a good idea in theory, but are you really going to put stickers on objects all around your house? The "pocket pal" phrasebook would be a decent idea, but it's a real pain to get out of the book (I had to cut it out with a razor knife), and it's too big to fit comfortably in your pocket when folded up. Because this book tries to be everything to everyone it falls short on all counts.One thing you'll notice about most of the five-star reviews listed here for this book is that often it's the only review that the "reviewer" has made. I find that very suspicious, don't you?
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