This latest entry in the series introduces children to the language of Croatia
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some odd choices, but very good,
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This review is from: Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Croatian Dictionary (Paperback)
I'm quite a bit older than the '4-8 years' age group this book is aimed at, but it's very helpful for ANYONE trying to learn a little Croatian. It's arranged alphabetically in English, but in the back is an alphabetic list (without illustrations) in Croatian.
The pictures are quite charming, they appear to have been selected from a wide range of sources, and most of them look like the kinds of pictures found in 1960's era school readers. My only real complaint is that some of the words they choose to include are rather odd, with the partial result being that some very common words are left out. Do we really need to know how to say both 'field mouse' and 'mouse'? 'Bumble bee' and 'bee'? Both 'horn' and 'antler' are included, even though the Croatian word is the same for both. And we learn such relatively obscure words as platypus, badger, fir tree, and lighthouse. Which would be fine except that, while we learn many color names, we DON'T learn orange or purple. Quite a few other common nouns and adjectives are also omitted. (There are comparatively few verbs, but that makes sense since learning the infinitive of a verb isn't much use without learning the tenses, and this book doesn't even begin to touch on the extremely complex topic of Croatian grammar.) A few minor errors in pronunciation as well, but for the most part the pronunciation table seems accurate. A worthwhile purchase for any beginning Croatian student, regardless of age.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Love it,
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sure it's for kids, but I used it to help an adult learn a few words here and there. great for amateurs.
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Lovely, nostalgic illustrations,
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The Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Croatian Dictionary has appealing pictures with identifying words in Croatian and English. Pronunciation is provided but I wish that accent marks were used to describe where to stress which syllables. The pretty pictures will probably encourage a young child to draw as well as to begin to learn Croatian or English.
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