Product Description

Going beyond the traditional grammar book, this collection takes a hilarious look at the everyday language the Spanish really use. The cartoons are by Spain's most popular artists and each illustration is accompanied by captions and vocabulary notes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50389 in Books
• Published on: 1989-08-01
• Original language: Spanish
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

Spanish a la Cartoon
`Spanish a la Cartoon' is an excellent book for those new to reading Spanish. This book presents simple written Spanish in a fun format. Each page has a single cartoon (not a cartoon strip) like the kind found in newspapers with a Spanish dialogue or phrase underneath. There is then a key word section that translates the main words into English, before the complete phrase is translated into everyday English at the bottom. The cartoons are usually quite humorous and are a great visual way to start reading Spanish. There is also a Spanish-English glossary at the back. If you like this I'd recommend `Oxford Spanish Cartoon-Strip' which follows a similar format but is slightly more advanced due to the strip aspect and a bit more of a narrative to follow.

Very funny!
I love this book, it's really funny and it covers a broad spectrum of authors and countries. I was recommended it by a colleague to use with top sets and A level students, and I would strongly recommend it to others myself! It is particularly good to illustrate topics covered in A level,as a reading comprehension or a way to explain/understand culture. The explanations and translations are accurate and helpful. Enjoy!

Poor
The jokes are dreadful , mostly silly , or just dull .
The pictures are not very clearly reproduced .
And there's not that much actual Spanish in the whole book .
Main problem is that a simple joke doesn't necessarily mean 'simple Spanish ' .