Gnomeville: Dragon! Les six protections de la potion (Gnomeville, #3)

This is the third episode in what is arguably the easiest book series in French for native English speakers. Designed to introduce one or two new words or concepts per page, and to exploit the over 1,000 words that are the same in French and English, you learn the most frequently occurring words in French, while being entertained with a story about gnomes, mages and dragons. Follow the adventure of Jacques, Magnifica the mage, the gnomes Didi and Dada, and the griffon, as they continue their quest to capture a rogue dragon.

The book includes further stories to reinforce the vocabulary learnt so far, as well as a crossword and songs. All customers will receive a printable pdf of the crossword when they email their receipt to [email protected].

The comic book has been checked by a native speaker of French to ensure authenticity. It exploits several principles of language acquisition via reading:
* language can be acquired by reading extensively at a comfortable level of difficulty;
* images increase retention of language;
* glosses increase vocabulary retention;
* repeated occurrences of new vocabulary increase vocabulary retention;
* comprehension-based activities (eg. crosswords) related to the reading improve retention of language;
* once you know the meaning of more than 95% of the words in the text (Episode 2 - previous episode), then it is possible to guess the meaning of new words, and confirm by checking the gloss after guessing, which further increases vocabulary retention.
* if it is interesting and suspenseful, then you are more motivated to read, and therefore improve your language skill
In summary, this is a well-researched, well-edited, fun read in French that has been developed and refined over more than two decades. It is the third of about 5 episodes, and teaches 9 frequently occurring words in French text, giving you an understanding of about 44% of the words in most French texts. It is arguably the third easiest French graded reader (easy reader) available, and yet provides more than 1200 words of reading, with pictures! Read Episode 1 and Episode 2. Then read this!