A fast track guide to learning French with clear, simple explanations for beginners or anyone wanting to improve their French. Includes a simple, comic book story to show how the language works in everyday situations. Links to useful websites and free downloadable French picture puzzles via the Usborne Quicklinks Website.
Fiona Chandler (Author) Fiona Chandler (1965 - 2008) was a Senior Editor and writer at Usborne Publishing who studied French and German at Cambridge University and worked as a teacher before joining the company in 1995. She worked on a wide range of titles including history encyclopedias, books for learning languages, Young Reading and parenting guides.
Katie Daynes (Author) Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and Lift-the-flap Questions & Answers. When she's not writing, she likes drinking coffee, walking on the moors and playing competitive board games with her children.
