See It and Say It in French: A Beginner's Guide to Learning French the Word-and-Picture Way

by Margarita Madrigal, Colette Dulac

Master French quickly and easily with this guide—written by internationally famous language teacher Margarita Madrigal—that has two built-in learning aids that have helped thousands of beginner students learn to speak French.

THE WORD AND PICTURE METHOD—Each new word, phrase, or sentence is accompanied by a line drawing that immediately explains its meaning.

READY-MADE VOCABULARY—Right from the start, this books leads you to speaking conversational French. It utilizes everyday French words and phrases that look and sound like their English equivalents.

Also
• A traveler’s word list
• A pronunciation guide
• A grammar section

Genres: France, Reference

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 1962

About the author

From Wikipedia: Margarita Madrigal (May 15, 1912 – July 23, 1983) was a Costa Rican American author and language teacher best known for the Madrigal's Magic Key to... and An Invitation to... series. During her career, she wrote 25 books covering seven languages.[1][2]

Biography
Background
Margarita Madrigal's parents met in Kansas City while her father, Ezequías Madrigal (an operatic baritone from Costa Rica) was on tour in the United States. Before he was set to perform, his accompanist became ill. When he heard that a local girl, Carolyn Wilhelm of Winchester, Kansas, was an excellent concert pianist, he communicated to her to perform with him for the evening. She initially refused, but agreed after being asked in person. "The romance went on from there," as Margarita related in an interview.[3]

Reviews

[Julia DelaRosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suddenly improves French skills

[Amara Chimezie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely practical. We’ll see if the lessons stick. Turned less into lesson and more into a random list of words by the end of the book, right before the appendix.

[Kacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good with the caveat that it only really works if you have a French friend or instructor to correct your pronunciation, mix up the phrases, and otherwise use this book as a tool in a larger study of French. A very easy way to begin French if you have the right teacher, language exchange friend or tutor.

[David Grimaud · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is not bad. It is simply difficult to learn French simply through reading books, but this one does as well as can be expected, taking a conversation approach with drawings to illustrate the nouns. As an aid to your self-taught program, it can help.

[Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a helpful warm-up book for the class I teach.

[Lyuba · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives a good overview of French grammar and essential vocabulary. The only thing that might be confusing if you are completely new to French is lack of pronunciation guidance.