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Mutmach-Buch

English translation: I can do book

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German term or phrase:Mutmach-Buch
English translation:I can do book
Entered by: Helen Shiner

09:45 Jul 28, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing
German term or phrase: Mutmach-Buch
I know what this means but can't think of an English word for it. This is from the description of a story about a little girl learning to swim.

"Das **Mutmach-Buch** für Schwimm-Anfänger"

Does anybody have any inspiration this morning?
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:38
I can do book for beginner/young/little swimmers
Explanation:
Just a suggestion of how something like that might be marketed in the UK. Whilst motivational book is probably generically right, it does smack of self-help literature or business-speak.
Selected response from:

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:38
Grading comment
Going with this answer rather than Eike's because of the "for little swimmers" which I like better than my own idea!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4I-can-do book
Eike Katharina Adari-von Kleist (X)
3 +2motivational book
Cilian O'Tuama
2 +2the "you go girl" book for beginning swimmers
prjctmgr
4Primer
Textklick
3the "take heart" book for beginning swimmers
Robert Feuerlein
3The Book of Encouragement for ...
EC Translate
3I can do book for beginner/young/little swimmers
Helen Shiner


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the "you go girl" book for beginning swimmers


Explanation:
USA only, & if it's specifically for girls

prjctmgr
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Not USA and not specifically for girls! Otherwise, great!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sylvie malich (X): I like this!
3 hrs
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: fits the register! “Mutmach sth” thingies seem to target 6-12 years olds: www.kindermannverlag.de/mutmachgeschichten.htm, http://asaphshop.net/l2957/Verschiedenes/Nina-Dulleck/Ninas-...
14 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
motivational book


Explanation:
perhaps

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisa Ryznar (X): find ich gut :0)
44 mins
agree  Lancashireman: According to the asker’s criteria, this is ‘from the description of a story’. Good though they are, the other answers here seem to be proposals for a title that will appeal to the young reader market.
4 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the "take heart" book for beginning swimmers


Explanation:
another option...

Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The Book of Encouragement for ...


Explanation:
ducklings or beginners in swimming

EC Translate
Norway
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I can do book for beginner/young/little swimmers


Explanation:
Just a suggestion of how something like that might be marketed in the UK. Whilst motivational book is probably generically right, it does smack of self-help literature or business-speak.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Going with this answer rather than Eike's because of the "for little swimmers" which I like better than my own idea!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Primer


Explanation:
Muret-Sanders:

"Elementarbuch n, (Anfangs)Lehrbuch n
c) fig. Leitfaden m"




Textklick
Local time: 12:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
I-can-do book


Explanation:
Lots of hits for this one

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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2008-07-30 06:19:59 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Rachel, I agree, Helen's answer is perfect!

Eike Katharina Adari-von Kleist (X)
Germany
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Wish I could split the points!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Damian Harrison (X): I like this suggestion a lot - motivational books are for managers and procrastinators. ;-)
3 mins
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: 6x times as many hits for motivational book (whatever that means)
27 mins
agree  definitions: with Damian. Motivational book imo doesn't quite fit here, despite 6x as many hits.
42 mins
agree  Robert Feuerlein: I like google hits, but it has not the final say if something is right or wrong or a good translation. Here an agree for 16% google hits compared to...
3 hrs
agree  Julia Lipeles
10 hrs
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