Gnomeville: Dragon! Episode 2: Les Pythons et les Potions (The "I Can't Believe I'm Reading French" Comic Book Series: Gnomeville: Dragon!) (French Edition)

This is the second 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 commence 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. The mp3 file of the narration by a native French speaker of the Gnomeville Episode 1 story is available from the author on email of the receipt as proof of purchase (first 500 buyers). The first 10 customers will receive all audio tracks of Episode 1 (3 stories, 2 songs), while the first 100 customers will receive the narration and one song. All customers will receive a printable pdf of the crossword.

The comic book has been checked by three native/near-native speakers 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 - this 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.

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 second of about 5 episodes, and teaches the remaining 8 of the 20 most frequently occurring words in French newspapers, giving you an understanding of at least 25% of the words in most French texts. It is arguably the second easiest French graded reader (easy reader) available, and yet provides more than 700 words of reading, with pictures! Read Episode 1. Then read this!