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bet27's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. I'd never heard of this universal language, created by a young Polish Jew in the late 1800s, which is still spoken today around the world. Fascinating. Apparently Tolkien was quite taken with it.
jentidders's review against another edition
3.0
Fun fact about me: when I was 7-years-old my mum started teaching me the planned language Esperanto, which she'd begun learning when she saw an advert for lessons at our local library. As I got more fluent I was able to write letters to a penpal in Uzbekistan and meet children from all over the world at congresses. I even appeared on BBC Newsround because of it.
Sadly, I haven't kept up my practice and I've forgotten a lot, but I really enjoyed this beautifully illustrated children's book which is an introduction to Dr Zamenhof's invention.
There are still millions of Esperanto speakers around the world. Because it's a planned language it's logical and really easy to learn, and research has shown that it helps children learn other subsequent languages much more easily. It's one of the languages featured on Duolingo, so why not look into it?
Sadly, I haven't kept up my practice and I've forgotten a lot, but I really enjoyed this beautifully illustrated children's book which is an introduction to Dr Zamenhof's invention.
There are still millions of Esperanto speakers around the world. Because it's a planned language it's logical and really easy to learn, and research has shown that it helps children learn other subsequent languages much more easily. It's one of the languages featured on Duolingo, so why not look into it?
nerfherder86's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating stuff--I've always wondered about the language of Esperanto, how it came to be created and why. Jewish/Russian/Polish scholar L. L. Zamenhof, saw as a child how his village of Bialystok had people who spoke three different languages, and often couldn't communicate with each other. He decided to invent a language that was easy to learn and could be a standard language for everyone to use to easily be understood. (Now we pretty much have English for that, but it wasn't always the case.) I enjoyed the illustrations that included words of Esperanto, and the author's note that explained a little of the grammar and the creation of it.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
As a kid, I was always fascinated with the idea of Esperanto and how it could unite the world. As an adult, that fascination was rekindled when I read [b:In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language|3730120|In the Land of Invented Languages Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language|Arika Okrent|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320533029l/3730120._SY75_.jpg|3773893] by [a:Arika Okrent|1587890|Arika Okrent|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1548886569p2/1587890.jpg]. However, I had never thought about learning more about the man behind the language.
This picture book introduces readers of all ages to the life of Leyzer Zamenhof, the man who became known as Doctor Esperanto. We learn of his youth in Poland, about how he came up with and toiled to create a first version of Esperanto which was destroyed by his father, and how he decided to make up a second, much simpler language. That second language is what we now know as Esperanto, a made up language spoken by millions of people around the globe.
This picture book introduces readers of all ages to the life of Leyzer Zamenhof, the man who became known as Doctor Esperanto. We learn of his youth in Poland, about how he came up with and toiled to create a first version of Esperanto which was destroyed by his father, and how he decided to make up a second, much simpler language. That second language is what we now know as Esperanto, a made up language spoken by millions of people around the globe.
heypretty52's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting account of the creation of Esperanto.
traeumenvonbuechern's review
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
[The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]
What I liked:
- super cute and hopeful!
- full of beautiful illustrations
- very interesting, especially for young readers who like linguistics, languages and conlangs
- great introduction to Esperanto
What I didn't like:
- I wish there was a vocabulary section at the end...
What I liked:
- super cute and hopeful!
- full of beautiful illustrations
- very interesting, especially for young readers who like linguistics, languages and conlangs
- great introduction to Esperanto
What I didn't like:
- I wish there was a vocabulary section at the end...
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