The best word to describe this book is "lacking" - as in lacking an adequate glossary, lacking sufficient written exercises, lacking adequate explanation of the grammatical concepts, etc.I come to this book with a solid understanding of Latin myself, 4 high years AP Latin in high school ad two years college work. I know what it takes to develop an understanding of the grammar and how much work it takes to memorize the case endings, verb endings, etc. This book doesn't support that level of study.Perhaps this could be better described as "token Latin" rather than as serious language study material. If you want your child to dabble in the language, this could be the right choice. If you want to start your student on the road to proficiency in Latin, get a different book.