Spanish Through Pictures: Book One

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Summary: Spanish through pictures
Review: Actually the one I am working with is French through pictures but it is the same except for the language. I am trying to port it to a CD-ROM using Hyperstudio. Hyperstudio is similar to Hypercard but works on both systems. It is the next step beyond flash cards, that is it includes sound, is of course much faster and flexible....

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Summary: This excellent book should be re-issued.
Review: I used this book to acquire a great deal of the Spanish I now have--I teach Spanish now. The author is phenomenally competent at sequencing and incrementing the material for the easiest, fastest, and most stress-free method for language learning I have ever seen. (I have studied several languages.) I am desperately seeking a replacement for my lost copy of it---in any condition, at any price!

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Summary: There is no substitute.
Review: This book looks deceptively simple, even juvenile. However, if you faithfully follow page by page, you will learn about 600 words and working grammatical knowledge more easily and quickly than any other book I have seen. Languages were my field for some years, and the "..through Pictures" series by I.A.Richards, et.al. are the first I would look for. The book - a paperback of 270 pages - is entirely in Spanish and builds in a self-explanatory procedure. You can produce basic, useful statements in a few hours, and experience a pleasant, rapid learning curve. If you are like me and want to know some more grammar along the way, "Spanish for Beginners" by Charles Duff is a good companion book. But make sure you finish Richard's.

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Summary: There is no substitute.
Review: This book looks deceptively simple, even juvenile. However, if you faithfully follow page by page, you will learn about 600 words and working grammatical knowledge more easily and quickly than any other book I have seen. Languages were my field for some years, and the "..through Pictures" series by I.A.Richards, et.al. are the first I would look for. The book - a paperback of 270 pages - is entirely in Spanish and builds in a self-explanatory procedure. You can produce basic, useful statements in a few hours, and experience a pleasant, rapid learning curve. If you are like me and want to know some more grammar along the way, "Spanish for Beginners" by Charles Duff is a good companion book. But make sure you finish Richard's.

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Summary: Learn Spanish the easy way!
Review: This is the best way I have ever seen to learn conversational Spanish through a book. I have seen a friend with no knowledge of the language become fluent in conversing at a Cuban restaurant he liked to frequent, solely by studying this book and its sequel, Spanish Through Pictures: Book II. They build your vocabulary through a series of line drawings; never giving an English translation. This is similar to the way we all learned our primary language as a child, and helps you to actually think in the language you are learning.