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Ich Kann Deutsch Lesen : I can read German. (Heinemann, 2s. 6d.) Mrs. C. Gladstone Solomon has made a useful con- tribution to the list of language-learning "methods." "The quickest way to learn a language is to become for the time being a child, and to learn as a child learns its native tongue." This book will appeal to every child, for the theme of animals acting as human beings is developed by the drawings with which the writer helps the text. The activities of Herr Grau-. schwanz and Frau Ratte and their " drei Kinder " Franz, Gretchen and Fritz will not only be followed with interest by children : grown-ups will want to know what happened to them, and thereby increase their German vocabulary. Printed on good paper, in clear type, Ich Kann Deutsch Lesen can be recommended to all who wish to acquire some knowledge of German without learning tedious lists of unconnected words.
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