Let's Learn German Picture Dictionary [Hardcover]

Marlene Goodman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Created by leading educators, these colorful, large-size dictionaries introduce beginning language learners to more than 1,550 commonly taught basic words. Each Let's Learn Language Picture Dictionary in the series boasts 30 delightful two-page spreads that vividly illustrate the meanings of words. Fun-filled panoramas focus on scenes familiar to children aged three through eight, such as home life, the classroom, city life, sports, the zoo, and even outer space! Learners will love to revisit these detailed depictions of people, places, actions, and objects, each time improving their recall. Featured words are set off with individual illustrations and definitions to help learners at various levels build vocabulary. Includes an index and glossary of all the individually illustrated words. An ideal selection of first word books for parents and teachers who want to encourage second language acquisition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, German --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007140824X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071408240
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mistakes with Articles!, September 8, 2009

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Bea Shalla "Abenteurerin" (Bamberg, Germany) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Let's Learn German Picture Dictionary (Hardcover)

I'm an adult, learning German and I felt a fun book like this with pictures to help me remember the nouns would be a lot easier to learn from than just plain text to read.

It is that, it's good to see the picture and associate that along with the English meaning. The problem is on a few occassions (about 3) the articles were wrong. The book said the noun was a 'der' when it was a 'die' and so forth. This was huge to me because when learning German nouns, you must know the right article in order to use them in sentences correctly.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars from a 5 year old's perspective, July 24, 2007

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Leisa Darling Owens "Leisa Darling Owens" (Darmstadt, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Learn German Picture Dictionary (Hardcover)

WE moved to Germany and knew nothing about the language. My five year old (and his parents) have learned a great deal of vocabulary from this book. My son and his German friend use it to help each other out. We, the parents, use it because of it's user-friendly pronunciation key and quick alphabetical guide in the back!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for all ages!, December 3, 2007

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Glen Allen music fan (Glen Allen, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Learn German Picture Dictionary (Hardcover)

I bought this book on a lark for my (then) 1-year old since we decided to teach her my mother's native language. Now at 16-months, she really enjoys looking at the illustrations. It is cleverly designed with individual images along the page edges and one large picture incorporating all the smaller ones. They're thoughtfully done by "scenes": in the classroom, at the airport, in the grocery store, etc.

Excellent resource for anyone but especially the younger set!