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Title: Fairy Tales in Latin: Fabulae Mirabiles (Language Instruction) by Victor Barocas, Susan Schearer, Brad Rhodes ISBN: 0-7818-0787-5 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I love it.
Comment: I stumbled across this in a very broad search for any book in Latin. I viewed the sample pages and noticed it was pretty easy to understand right away. I could read most of it using the little Latin that I learned from Latin I. And by looking at the context, I could figure out some of the words I had not already known. But, to make things better, the book has a glossary/dictionary in the back with ALMOST all of the words used in the selections. I really enjoy this book. I take it to school (I'm a high school senior), in the van on long or short trips, or I just carry it around in my hands in case I ever get the urge to read a fairy tale in Latin. It is well worth the price my parents paid to get this as a Christmas present for me!
One more thing. Before I used this book, I did not fully understand how the subjunctive worked, how to read "ut" in context (so that, in order that, etc), and I memorized a lot more of the passive verbs and their tenses. And now... I have a firm grip on the functions of the subjunctive and "ut"!
Rating: 5
Summary: fun and educational!
Comment: I teach Latin, and picked this book up to spice up the bonecrushing and endless grammar. The students (high schoolers) love it. Where else can you read "huffabo et puffabo et tuum domum inflabo"? (I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.) It's fun because they already know the stories, and can fit the Latin to memories. So the grammar insinuates itself painlessly.
But be warned, the first two little pigs DON'T survive. Disney lied.
Rating: 5
Summary: tam iucundae quam mirabiles
Comment: This is a delightful collection of twelve well-known fairy tales rendered in impeccable Latin. The familiar content and avoidance of complicated syntax or difficult words make them a fine choice for intermediate students. To see Latin used playfully at a time when they're not ready for Ovid should be a treat after slogging through gerundives and the like. Barocas's translations have the virtue of skillfully employing syntax Latin students should be able to understand and recognize; there's a relative clause of purpose in the very first sentence, for example. Seeing the Latin form of a sentence whose meaning you essentially know is an effective way to learn how the language works. One last note: included as a bonus is a very complete glossary!
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Title: Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Latin edition) by J. K. Rowling ISBN: 1582348251 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Cattus Petasatus: The Cat in the Hat in Latin by Dr Seuss, Jennifer Morrish Tunberg, Dr Seuss, Terence O. Tunberg ISBN: 086516472X Publisher: Bolchazy Carducci Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Easy Latin Crossword Puzzles by Wallace ISBN: 0844284467 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 11 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin by Terence O. Tunberg, Dr Seuss, Jennifer Morris Tunberg, Dr. Seuss, Jennifer M. Tunberg ISBN: 0865164207 Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Winnie Ille Pu by A. A. Milne, Alexander Lenard, Ernest H. Shepard ISBN: 014015339X Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: July, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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