Comic Mnemonics for Spanish Verbs [Paperback]

Jim Sarris (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0974909637 | ISBN-13: 978-0974909639 | Publication Date: June 2004 | Edition: Bilingual

Discover what thousands of kids already know about memorizing verbs... illustrations and funny phrases work!Maybe you use a mnemonic to remember the number of days in each month ("thirty days hath September..."), which way to set your clock at Daylight Savings Time ("spring forward, fall back"), or the order of planets in the solar system ("my very educated mother just served us new potatoes"). Regardless of the need or specific phrase, one thing is always true: mnemonics give us a fun, easy way to remember something we'd forget otherwise. Now, Comic Mnemonics brings another piece of the puzzle, combining those learning cues with lighthearted visual illustrations to jog our memories in yet another way. What happens is an entirely new learning experience. Learn the mnemonics. Laugh at the comics. Use the devices to learn a new language faster and more easily... and remember what you learned.

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Helping kids make connections across languages builds new connections across neurons - in effect, growing their brains. -- Kathy Mason, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Somers School District, Somers, NY.

From the Author

Mnemonics have been around for 4,000 years. Extensive research has shown that students recall substantially more they when they use mnemonics as a memory aid. It is the ideal book to supplement what you use in your studies on a daily basis.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Alacan Publishing; Bilingual edition (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974909637
• ISBN-13: 978-0974909639
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for self-study, September 12, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comic Mnemonics for Spanish Verbs (Paperback)

Profusely illustrated by Jim Sarris with one hundred instances of cartoon style artwork, Comic Mnemonics: A Fun, Easy Way To Remember Spanish Verbs by Jim Sarris is a vocabulary building guide that uses simple, humorous line drawings and whimsical catch phrases to help students of Spanish memorize verbs, such as "viajar" to travel: "on Mars, they travel via jars". Conjugation and grammar reviews for each verb help reinforce memorization and understanding of these verbs, all of which are common-use words vital for anyone striving to gain a working command of the Spanish language. Highly recommended for self-study, student use, review, or just plain fun.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most helpful book I've found yet to help me remember Spanish verb meanings and conjugations., April 2, 2007

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Sal R (AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comic Mnemonics for Spanish Verbs (Paperback)

Great book for anyone having trouble remembering Spanish verbs and their forms. Along with the pictures and key words to help you remember, there are exercises with each word to test yourself. Plus, at the end of the book there are numerous explanations about conjugating the Spanish verbs.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute book, good for beginner students, August 12, 2007

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L. Webb - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comic Mnemonics for Spanish Verbs (Paperback)

I purchased this book to help me teach verbs to a Spanish I class. So far, they do recall many of the mnemonic phrases especially the rhyming ones (e.g. Boone leaves the saloon), although the book does not contain as many verbs as I would like, and does nothing to help remember stem-changing verbs (besides listing the conjugations below the cartoon).
Even so, it's a good study aid and we have been using it whenever new verbs come up that are included in this book.