Overview

Jules Verne's inescapable classic has been simplified and illustrated to delight non-native Hebrew readers with fun, light, pocket-size reading material. This special adaptation is intended for non-native Hebrew readers of all ages who are looking for enjoyable, qualitative easy-to-read novels. There exists a significant gap between written and spoken Hebrew. This pattern also exists in books for children and young adults. While generally unnoticed to Israeli readers, who are used to sophisticated words and complex grammatical structures, it poses a significant challenge to non-native speakers. This adaptation was written with this paradigm in mind, prioritizing simplicity and vocabulary that is more easily accessible to all. The decision as to explain a certain word is based on its usage-frequency in the spoken language, with a short explanatory dictionary at the end. As the intended mission of this book is to ease readers, in an enjoyable manner, into more traditional written structures, the reader will find the difficulty level gradually increase throughout the chapters, thereby offering by the end of the book a glimpse into more proficient-level written form. This adaptation opens The Galgal Series, which will introduce simplified and illustrated translations of our most cherished classics.

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What a wonderful way to learn a language! The accessible translation and the lucid explanations make for a great reading experience, both fun and enriching - Dana Elazar-Halevi, children's author and senior editor and translator The choice of a piece of classic world literature [...] is brilliant, as it does not give the reader a notion of reading a mere Hebrew learners book [...]. I had so much joy reading this book that now I am now eagerly waiting for the next one to come out. - Birte B., Hebrew student Technically, the translation anticipates words that are just beyond my level of skill and provides excellent footnote definitions. Personally, I found the translation fun and motivating to read. - Paul R., Hebrew student. The language level of the story is exactly what I need ... and the story ... increase[s] its level over the next chapters ... it will be useful for all of you who buy the book, as a supplement to boring textbooks. So for me 1000 times HOORAY, HOORAY, HOORAY, KOL HAKAVOD - Martina H, Hebrew Student.

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Jules Verne was a 19th century French novelist, poet and playwright. Known for his bestselling adventure novels that explored cutting edge technology at the time, Verne's portrayals offer an interesting retrospective into how the world has evolved in the last 150 years. His characters and situational contexts are generally humorous and light and offer a perfectly enjoyable escape into Verne's non-conventional mind. Ira Yoshpa has been teaching Hebrew for nearly two decades. She speaks five languages fluently, many of them self-thought. Her practical teaching methods have garnered her praise for their efficiency. 'Simplified translations' is a proven technique used in many languages that Ira believes will further integrate non-native Hebrew speakers into Israeli society. Rinat Primo is one of Israel's the most successful authors for children and middle-graders. After 12 years as executive editor of Children and YA books at Yedioth Books (Miskal), one of the top 3 publishing houses in Israel, Rinat opened an independent publishing house for children and middle-grade books called The Maze.

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