Spanish for Beginners: 1 (Language for Beginners Book) Paperback – 7 Aug. 1987

Great book.I bought this for my 9 year old and he is very happy with it.Plenty of vocab and grammar and example of how to put sentences together to practise various combinations of answers and replies.Clearly set out.Colourful cartoon illustrations which kids love and it's fun to take turns reading the speech bubbles.A full glossary at the back so if you aren't sure which section a word came under it doesn't matter, you can find it easily in the glossary without having to flick through the whole book.Cost about £5 and worth it.I imagine lots of enjoyment and learning with this book.

An ideal book for beginners. Very clear and explanatory

Have been learning Spanish via an app on my iPad but wanted a book which provided and general overview to just refresh my memory every now and then. This really is a book for beginners but I would say the style is generally geared towards kids due to the use of lots of pictures and overall style.I haven't used it in conjunction with the internet as I bought it as an 'offline' reference which it is working perfectly as. For the price it's a good value book and although it's unlikely you're going to be speaking fluent Spanish after reading this, you will at least have a good grasp of the basics.

bought as a joke gift for a work colleague. She goes to Spain on holiday and mentioned that she would quite like to learn some basic Spanish. Another colleague cheekily said 'yeah like that'll happen!' So I bought this book, she loved it and is hoping to pick up some basic words.

You must start young to get to grips with Spanish words

I am over 60 but have appreciated other books in this children's series to use before venturing abroad! I like them so I can hear some basics and practise repeating the words: greetings, counting, going shopping, being in a café.... I am aware there are internet courses such as Duolingo, but the series has suited me. I can just pick out easily what I want to practise. However (I suppose with the move in technology) there was no CD with this latest book and listening relied on links to the Osborne website. Whether my laptop software isn't up to it, but I couldn't open the relevant link. I ended up returning the book and finding a second hand one with a CD and I listen on our kitchen CD player, while I do chores.

Just what I wanted. A book to give the main words, phrases in a bit more of a fun way.

I bought this book as a present for my niece. The book is very well layout with good size letters which makes an easy reading for anyone. Each page is illustrated with pictures pictures, cartoons and graphics.The content is the correct one for children or for some who wants to star Spanish.I highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn Spanish to start with this book.