Point it: Traveller's Language Kit - The Original Picture Dictionary - Bigger and Better

by Dieter Graf

Excerpt from page one -You may be fluent in many languages but sometimes you could find yourself -off the beaten track- where you cannot speak the language. -Point it- , is the answer with 1300 items to point at, is the answer. Everyone in the world will understand you. This passport-sized assistant is used not only by tourists but also by UN peacekeeping forces, Olympic athletes and speech therapists. The book is the result of the author's extensive travels.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ward]

Oké, erg literair. Toch een beetje het Toki Pona van de visuele wereld. Zodoende kon ik me echter geen goed gesprek inbeelden over politiek.

[Devon Flaherty]

So I may not have found this book to take it to China with me this time, but it is still a brilliant book. I suppose it was good for me to make an attempt to speak Mandarin while in China, but this book is very useful (I have traveled with it before) if you head to a country where you may not always speak an intelligible language. Point It is a picture dictionary in it’s 20th edition. It is very small and lightweight and broken down into logical sections. I would recommend familiarizing yourself with it before traveling with it. It’s just pictures. You need a bathroom? Point to the applicable picture and do the pee-pee dance. You want bread? Point to the bread or bakery picture and raise your eyebrows in question. Of course, pointing and gesticulating is only the beginning of the communication complications (it’s probably best to learn the language) and you may never know if you really are eating chicken, but having Point It is a step in the direction of whatever it is you need or want.

***REVIEW WRITTEN FOR THE STARVING ARTIST BLOG***

[Carolina]

Buy this for any world traveler in your life! It's literally a pocket-sized book of pictures with no words. You or your waiter can point in a restaurant to a cut on an animal and what temperature or spice level you enjoy. There is a page each full of vegetables, grains, and fruits. Is there a changing table for your baby? You can point to a changing table. You can point to a type of hotel, camping, each amenity, etc. No verbal language needed.

[Kimberli]

I travel the world with a copy of this in my bag. I haven't needed it so much...but when I have needed it, it's been a life saver!

[Adam]

So clever and super useful for travel.