Exuding the author’s joie de vivre, warmth and enthusiasm, the book cannot fail to be a constant source of entertainment and to enhance the learning process by making learning fun.

Every experienced teacher totes his or her own bag of tricks, those items so useful in the classroom, to enlighten, clarify, reinforce, and entertain. However experienced the teacher, additions to these bags of tricks are always welcome. In Farrago Latina, Gaylan DuBose opens up his own bag for us — and it’s quite a large one. As its name suggests, Farrago Latina offers an excellent medley of ideas, resources, games, drills, facts, and general inspiration. And who among us couldn’t use some?