Simon's Saga for the Sat I Verbal Author:  Philip Geer Format:  Paperback Publish Date:  September 2002 ISBN-10:  0764122002 ISBN-13:  9780764122002 List Price:  $12.95

For the best price: or just Pages: 464 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc Add this book to your wish list | View your wish list | Link to this book Click on this books subject categories to see related titles: Subjects : STUDY AIDS : SAT & PSAT (Scholastic Assessment Test & Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test) Subjects : Study guides Subjects : English language - Examinations Subjects : EDUCATION : Higher : Universities and colleges - Entrance examinations Subjects : EDUCATION : Testing & Measurement : Scholastic Aptitude Test Subjects : SAT (Educational test) Reviews Average rating: Based on 1 reviews. Add your own review! FUN AND EDUCATIONAL FOR A HIGH SAT VERBAL SCORE, January 23rd 2004 Reviewer: Susan from Los Angeles, California There are hundreds of books offering students help in getting ready for the SAT. Such books – the good ones, anyway -- can help students build the skills they need. However, they all suffer from one major problem – they are seriously boring. Simon’s Saga for the SAT I Verbal takes a fresh approach. It attempts to make preparing for the test something that students will enjoy while it educates them about important ideas and issues in today’s world. It works. Simon’s Saga teaches students 820 words that regularly appear on the SAT in a story about a group of college students that could be described as a science fiction romance. The author uses the “SAT” words naturally and reinforces them systematically with extensive exercises frequently through repetition. Students are introduced to a range of ideas and topics that appear on SAT reading passages. The author's style is lively and engaging, and students will appreciate the somewhat hip, irreverent tone. The focus in Simon’s Saga is on content - vocabulary and ideas. This is where it should be. A poor vocabulary is the most common weakness of students, and the best way to expand vocabulary is to see how words are used in the type of writing that appears on the SAT. Ideally, students would read widely in preparation for the SAT verbal. However, the reality is that few students have the time to do this. Simon’s Saga is the next best thing to such a reading program. Smart students looking for a fun and interesting way to gain what Simon, the main character, would probably call a “prodigious lexicon” to boost their SAT verbal score should check out this cool didactic tale. Susan Robinson, English teacher Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Simon's Saga for the Sat I Verbal and it was written by Philip Geer. This edition of Simon's Saga for the Sat I Verbal is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is September 2002 and it has a suggested retail price of $12.95. There are 464 pages in the book and it was published by Barrons Educational Series Inc. The 10 digit ISBN is 0764122002 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780764122002.