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Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662 EAN: 9780764122002 ISBN: 0764122002 Label: Barron''s Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron''s Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 488 Publication Date: September 01, 2002 Publisher: Barron''s Educational Series Release Date: December 09, 2001 Studio: Barron''s Educational Series Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Simon, who is the narrator of this book, lets test-takers know that he's a cool college dude who's ready to help everybody get an incredibly fantastic score when they take the new, revised verbal skills section of the SAT. Simon tells students that college time is party time, but first, kids need to do some serious work. That includes expanding their vocabulary so they'll be able to cope with college-level reading assignments. He tells them, for instance: "Well, it's time for you to get to work. You'd better get this pedestrian stuff out of the way, pronto, so we can get to know each other better. Hey, I know the thing looks a little daunting, but I think the meanings are quite explicit." Certain words in that passage—for instance, pedestrian, daunting, and explicit—are set in boldface type. That is the students' signal to look up the word, understand what it means, and comprehend how it's being used in the sentence. Students who read all of Simon's commentaries and understand all boldface words are guaranteed to excel on the new SAT I Verbal. As Simon helps students expand their word power, he finds something to say about most topics that interest college kids—from girls and parties to coping with term papers and doing library research. A short quiz follows each episode. Here's a unique, refreshing approach to vocabulary building for high school students preparing for the all-important college entrance test. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Weirdest book I have ever readSimon's saga is an okay tool to study for the SAT. I know, I used it myself. Some words are helpful but others are painfully simplistic. SPOILER ALERT: The story gets really weird later on in the book. Nothing I've found mentions the weird 'twist' the story has. Basically, the world is infested by aliens and Simon has to murder 'the controller.' It's really, really odd. For a book about the SAT, it doesn't really make sense to have such a weird plot. It's not a novel, ... Read More Rating: - very goodfun to read easy to read easy to remember very good Rating: - Simon's SagaMy son is a high school senior and needed to raise his SAT verbal score by 20 points to get into the college of his choice. After buying countless expensive SAT study guides I came across Simon's Saga and thought it was a unique, interesting way of writing a study guide. I purchased it, and it was the first SAT book that my son actually read and used. After using this book my son raised his verbal SAT's by 60 points and has been accepted to his first choice college. Thank you, Phillip Geer, for finally ... Read More Rating: - an engaging read for students and non-native speakers alikeThis book offers an engaging way for students as well as proficient, but non-native speakers of English to grasp the subtle meaning of new words by putting them into context. It is a big plus for the non-native speaker or 8-12 year old if they can read along with an adult or native-speaker so they do not always have to refer to the dictionary. A very good teaching resource for parents and teachers alike. Rating: - Highly Recommended For Students And TeachersObviously written by a talented educator who knows how to maximize students' potential, this book truly deserves five stars - it's original, educational, and very effective as an SAT vocabulary-building tool. The approach is unusual, to say the least. On one level it's a fun story, but on another level it's a hilarious spoof on some interesting topics such as boy-girl relationships, the arts, creative writing, and education. Simon, the narrator, draws students in with his easy and open tone and students ... Read More 
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