Vocabulary Cartoons II: SAT Word Power (Paperback)

by Sam Burchers (Author), Bryan E. Burchers (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 347 pages
• Publisher: New Monic Books; 2 Rev Upd edition (June 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965242242
• ISBN-13: 978-0965242240
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing for the SAT!, December 22, 2002

By	Collegeguy (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons II, SAT Word Power (Paperback)

It's funny. I got a 770/800 on my verbal SAT. My friends can't believe I did it by studying a book comprised of funny little cartoons and rhymes. It sounds funny, but it works!

Studying from a gigantic book of thousands of vocab words are boring and scary. This book however, actually makes it fun! I didn't think useless vocab which is tested on the SAT could be fun to learn, but I was wrong.

Great book. If you are studying for the SAT verbal...Buy it!

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It actually works., May 19, 2001

By	2nd year user of textbook and study guide "yl... (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons II, SAT Word Power (Paperback)

I'm 15 this year, and I actually enjoy this book. Believe me, I've tried for a while to find a good vocab book. "1100 words you need to know" seriously sux, and the rest of them are pretty bad too. The only other good one is a very small section in "Up your score". But anyway, this book is a page per word with a huge picture in the middle and a few sentences with the word in it at the bottom. Then once in a while there's a review. THis is the first book I have used where I have actually remembered the word after say about a week. And if you don't want to fall asleep memorizing the word in the first place, this is the book for you. Buy it. It works.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Words Everyone Should Know, October 29, 2004

By	Laura De Giorgio "www.deeptrancenow.com" (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons II, SAT Word Power (Paperback)

Vocabulary Cartoons II contains 290 key words presented through cartoons.

Each word contains a "link" word which is intended to serve as a mnemonic device, helping you to associate the new word to the word that you may be more familiar with. A good deal of the "link" words rhyme with the "key" word. To make the association even easier, the authors have provided a phrase which is easy to remember as in "We LAMENT that Joe got buried in CEMENT". This phrase is portrayed through a cartoon, providing a visual mnemonic.

Under each cartoon, you'll find three sentences with contexts where it may be appropriate to use the "key" word. These examples will also help you to develop the feel for the word, as well as to create more associations to the key word.

The authors have appropriately said that this book is "for everyone". The words in this vocabulary book seem to be for the most part on a high-school level. The words in Vocabulary Cartoons II are no harder than those in the Vocabulary Cartoons - you just get to learn more words.

For greater challenge, you may want to check out Verbal Advantage.