Spanish for Beginner's (Passport's Language Guides) [Hardcover]

Angela Wilkes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002 | Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Passport's Language Guides

No heavy text-- just colorful and amusing cartoon strips with speech bubbles to make understanding and speaking practically instantaneous.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 50 pages
• Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company; Workbook edition (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844276286
• ISBN-13: 978-0844276281
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angela Wilkes is the author of several Dorling Kindersley books, including The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook and My First Word Book.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spanish Quick Fix, March 26, 2005

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AA (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spanish for Beginner's (Passport's Language Guides) (Hardcover)

Isn't is amazing how fast the children learn a language when it takes adults forever to master even the basic words/verbs?
I think the reason is that we, the adults, try to buy a language more than we try to learn it. For us, the most expensive course is also the most effective. For example, I tried the "coveted" Living Language" course for learning Spanish for 3 months before I realized that the best way to learn a language is the Kids' way. To learn you don't read a language, you live it, you speak it, you hear it, you even think in it! That's how I learned English. That's how I am learning Spanish.
And this is where this book comes in. Instead of those boring 300 pages books, Spanish for Beginners, familiarizes you with common words and phrases in few short lessons. The comical illustrations help new words stick to your mind. Within a week you can start speaking and constructing basic sentences. It will prepare you for that trip to Macchu-Picchu in Peru or Cancun in Mexico.
The book teaches how to ask for (and tell) directions, dates, numbers, about family etc.
This is all you need to get started! If you want to learn more, you can go for a comprehensive course (many available for free online) like Living Language.
Before you start, remember the following rules for learning any language:

1) There are only a few words/verbs (100 - 150) you need to learn to get started (this book will help you with that)
2) The trick to learning any language is to learn the rules of grammar. So spend some time (1 -2 weeks) on this.
3) The most challenging part of learning Spanish is to understand the verb forms so spend around a week on that.

If you start with this book and spend a few hours (2 - 3) every day, you can start communicating with your Spanish friends within 5 weeks, gauranteed.
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I have started a journal (http://www.livejournal.com/users/aquiyahora/) to track my progress in Spanish. Feel free to view it and provide comments and ask questions. I am sure it will help and motivate you.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent!, July 2, 2006

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L. Deister (south Fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spanish for Beginners (Internet Linked) (Paperback)

I am an adult and tried 4 or 5 programs and this one is the best one. It is very helpful in beginning to learn spanish.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Beginning Spanish, February 23, 2008

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P. Nelson "ˇSaludos! Spanish for everyone - ... (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Spanish for Beginners (Internet Linked) (Paperback)

For beginning Spanish speakers, this book is very helpful. It presents spoken Spanish in context, with some grammar explanation, and then with practice of the target area. Students find it interesting to use, it is humorous and easy to turn into practice, either with Spanish speakers from the community, with each other in the classroom, or for traveling in Spanish speaking countries.

If you intend to travel, live or work with 'Hispanohablantes' this is a resource that will give you a good beginning with the ability to build on what you learn!

¡Buena suerte!