This is an ideal book for beginners learning French. - Title: Hajimete no Furansugo (First French) - Author: Katsumi Shinoda - ISBN: ISBN4-06-149114-8 - Price: 640 yen - Publisher: Kodansha Gendai Shinsho It's a slightly older book. It seems my daughter bought it when she chose French as her second foreign language in college. It might be a good introductory book.