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| Hebrew Picture Word Book | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hayward Cirker, Barbara Steadman
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $3.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 447023
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0486282139
Dewey Decimal Number: 420
EAN: 9780486282138
ASIN: 0486282139
Publication Date: May 18, 1995
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Product Description
Delightful learning aid contains 15 scenes of home, school, farm, beach, other environments with dozens of objects labeled in Hebrew.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Excellent Book but Typeface is too Light June 3, 2008
"Hebrew Picture Word Book" displays a thorough range of hebrew nouns illustrated with very clearly drawn black-and-white line sketches on large white pages. Visual learners will enjoy looking at the sketches labeled in Hebrew only--without the use of English. The following fifteen categories are included:
Picnic
Farm
Town
Zoo
Park
Vehicles
Girl's Bedroom
Boy's Bedroom
Classroom
Living Room
Bathroom
Kitchen
Dinner Table
Supermarket
Beach
Each category takes up a full spread of two pages. In the back of the book, a lexicon lists all Hebrew vocabulary words with their genders and English equivalents in either their singular form or their plural form--but not both.
There is only one drawback: The vocabulary words are printed in very light gray ink on white background--instead of in black ink as one would expect (Hence my lower rating.) One can still discern the letter-forms with a little straining, but the dots are indistinct because they are so light. Moreover, the lexicon in the back takes some struggling to read, as well, because of its small font size (probably nine point). Readers with less-than-perfect eyesight would do well to have a magnifying glass on hand for clear viewing.
 Very disappointing May 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is basically an American coloring book with Hebrew labels on the items in the black-line drawings. The Hebrew lettering is tiny, there's no transliteration, so you won't be able to learn how to pronounce the words unless you can already read Hebrew fairly well. The drawings include things like pigs on the farm, a fireplace in the house, the English alphabet in the classroom, the English alphabet written in cursive on the blackboard and signed--once again in English--"Mrs. Jones," a calender with "June" written on it in English, and other things that seem out of place in a book meant to teach Hebrew. Some of the words in Hebrew are also wrong. The vase, for example, is labeled "Tzintzenet" (in Hebrew letters), which is the Hebrew word for "jar." It should be "Agartal." A hippo at the zoo is labeled "Behemot," which means "beasts." (I don't know why the hippo is labeled "beasts" and not any of the other animals.) It should be labeled "Hippopotam."
I had intended to use this book to help teach my daughter Hebrew. Instead it's taught me how not to write a book intended to teach Hebrew. If it wouldn't cost me more to return it than to keep it, I would.
Stimulates Thinking February 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book helps the reader to learn Hebrew words using visual clues. It is highly motivational and fun not only for children but for adults that work with them. This is a great addition to our Hebrew learning library.
 Not just for kids! March 19, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am homeschooling my son in Hebrew. It is interesting to note, I have never had a Hebrew lesson myself thus, I really need to learn vocabulary too. This book was the answer. It helped me to create word lists based upon the scene. It showed common words to ease us into the vocabulary. I began to notice the difference between masculine and feminine words. My son noted this too. This is a great intro into improving reading skills and building conversational skills too. In the back of the book there is a glossary in case, you really cannot figure out the word. I have also copied the pages to have my son color it too. It does help make it a bit more interactive. By the end of these lessons, we will have learned over 500 words according to the authors. I know the rest of Hebrew is not going to be this easy!
Great book for the price January 16, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very low frills book, but it is cheap and very useful. This is a book for somebody who can already read Hebrew and wants to improve his vocabulary. There are only nouns, no adjectives or verbs.
Hebrew Picture Word Book contains illustrated scenes (in black and white) about everyday events and locations which include: Picnic, On the Farm, My Town, At the Zoo, At the Park, Vehicles, Girl's Bedroom, Boy's Bedroom, Classroom, Living Room, Bathroom, Kitchen, At Dinner, Supermarket, and At the Beach.
There is also a Hebrew-English dictionary (but not English-Hebrew) at the back containing all the words in the book. So you can either learn by association of the word with the picture or use the dictionary in back if you prefer. The dictionary is useful for looking up words when the picture may be unclear. It also lists whether the word is masculine or feminine.
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