Ego, Polyphemus (Latin Edition)

I'm learning Latin with my kids, ages 5 and 7. We're 2 chapters into Familia Romana, and Ego, Polyphemus is just at the right level. Some of the verb tenses are beyond us, but it's all intelligible. When we began reading aloud, I translated for them phrase by phrase, but as we went along, I sort of phased it out and they didn't notice. After the 2nd chapter, I only translated new hard words, and they were following along just fine, with a little miming on my part. They both really love the story and beg for extra chapters. They also agree with Polyphemus that Acis's poem isn't any good- it's far too silly for a dignified 5 year old to respect. We are eagerly awaiting Lars Romam Odit!

I am just stating to learn Latin on my own. This is light and funny and makes great use of words which made it to English to help the reader quickly acclimate to Latin narratives. I will seek more from this author!

Helpful for my Latin students to practice basic translation. They think Polyphemus is hilarious and look forward to translating!

I recommend this book for any beginner in the Latin language. It is engaging and funny. It is based on the classical works of Vergil and Ovid. And the whole is written in a Latin which should be a piece of cake for anyone who is mid-way (or even less) through Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata.

I started studying Latin (just on my own) 3 months ago as a result of the pandemic, and I am so fortunate that Amazon recommended these novellas to me! It is amazing what a fun story can be written with so few words!!!

Un buen libro, tiene un vocabulario básico y una historia muy entretenida. Pasan desde Ulises (Odiseo) hasta Galatea y Acis por escena. Apenas para los principiantes.

I really enjoyed this book and I think kids would also enjoy it.

I had a copy of this printed a couple of years ago, and thought it would be great as a novella for my class. The story itself is great for novices and dovetailed with a book the students had down in English literature that followed Odysseus. And the copy I bought a couple of years ago has held up to abuse. But the downside: So I made a bulk order. Every single book fell apart within a day or two. Pages falling out of a book after some use or abuse is one thing, but a few had pages falling out the second they were turned. I didn't have the time to wait to return and exchange, so students had to staple them back in. These really were the worst made paperbacks I have bought new. Not sure if it is a bad batch, or a new printer or what. I did notice that the copyright page in mind was on a different page, though identical in text

Con imágenes y un vocabulario accesible si eres hispanohablante. Es un texto para principiantes, pero muy útil incluso si ya sabes algo de latín, más si das clases y quieres ayudar a tus alumnos a ir aprendiendo poco a poco vocabulario sencillo.

Says it’s for beginners but it is challenging enough for keen pupils who have completed Entry Level. Great series of books!

well done for the beginning latin student. This is an excellent series!