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Following in the footsteps of the greatest Spanish adventurers, Michael Wood retraces the path of the conquistadors from Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, and from the deserts of North Mexico to the heights of Machu Picchu. As he travels the same routes as Hernán Cortés, Francisco, and Gonzalo Pizarro, Wood describes the dramatic events that accompanied the epic sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca empires. He also follows parts of...
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Con Bodas de sangre, obra en tres actos, escrita en verso y en prosa en 1933, Federico García Lorca se propuso escribir una tragedia en el sentido clásico del término, un género que consideraba la verdadera raíz del teatro.
La obra está ambientada en la tradicional Andalucía -que Lorca convierte en un lugar tan mítico y universal como la Grecia clásica-. Allí una joven enamorada de Leonardo, con quien mantuvo en el pasado una relación,...
5) No, David!
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A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
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A study guide to Spanish conversation is a good start to studying the language when you lack a way to practice it in with another speaker. Since it takes time and repetition to learn any language, you can look over the common phrases throughout the text in order to build up your vocabulary. After several months of practice, combined with practical application with Spanish speakers and structured conversations with someone else reading off of the book,...
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Real Spanish Reading. Engaging and Effective Method.
Lots of intermediate Spanish speakers tend to get trapped using the same vocabulary over and over again. They often only speak about subjects they know the words for and avoid anything outside of their 'comfort zone'. The problem with this is that even though they sound ok, they never really get any better.
If you really want to improve, you need to be able to speak about a wide range of topics....
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Spanish is often cited as one of the most beautiful languages on earth. That's because Spanish employs the use of many soft sounds in conjunction with elongated vowels and an endearing and imperative tone in the traditional tone. Spanish vocabulary has a lot of cognates which makes it a rather easy language for English speakers to pick up on. A cognate is a word which is the same between two or more languages. For instance, in Spanish, the word "real"...
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Manuel un día se puso a correr y le mordió un perro en las nalgas. A partir de ese día, Manuel decidió escribir y dibujar. En ese orden. A esa doble intención la llamó "dibujofrase". El "dibujofrase" es también la historia de una búsqueda insaciable. La palabra, al reconocerse en falta, necesita del dibujo para completar su función comunicativa. Esa convivencia adúltera se nos presenta, en estas páginas, como una verdadera historia de amor...
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"Te lo quitas todo. Ahora estás como Dios te trajo al mundo. Sientes la brisa en los cabellos y en la piel. Esta piscina es tuya, para siempre."
"Manuel lleva años acumulando notas, apuntes en trozos de papel, en libretas, en cantos rodados, en troncos, en muros. A partir de estas observaciones, ha creado un lenguaje propio entre la poesía y la filosofía."
Manuel vivió su niñez y adolescencia rodeado de siete hermanos en una casa aislada con...
11) En esta casa
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Porque las casas las destruye eternamente la violencia humana; pero la casa que el poeta construye en este libro parece alzarse para gritar contra todos los verdugos que, incendian y destruyen los frágiles habitáculos del amor en el mundo. El poeta canta su resistencia. Porque este libro trata de aquello con lo que, a pesar de la furia y del fuego, se construyen las casas: con memoria de raíces, con vecindad de bosque y con el cuerpo del amor....
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Although the life of Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) was tragically brief, the Spanish poet and dramatist created an enduring body of work that remains internationally important. This selection of 55 poems from the 1921 collection Libro de poemas represents some of his finest work. Imbued with Andalusian folklore, rich in metaphor, and spiritually complex.
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¿A tus hijos les gusta jugar deportes de equipo?¿Alguna vez sienten que los dejan fuera?
Al Mapache Wally le encanta jugar deportes de equipo, especialmente en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Granja.
Sigue a Wally y sus aventuras durante el primer día de los Juegos Olímpicos de la granja. Aunque experimenta el rechazo de los otros animales y la desilusión de que no le permitan unirse a sus equipos, finalmente el Mapache Wally encuentra a un amigo...
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English Spanish Bilingual Book. Perfect for kids learning English or Spanish as their second language.
Everybody loves their Mom, no matter what their age. In this bedtime story, the little bunny Jimmy and his older brothers try to find a perfect present for Mom's birthday. They want to show how much they love her.
Todo el mundo, sea cual sea su edad, quiere a su mamá. En este cuento para antes de dormir, el pequeño conejito Jimmy y sus hermanos...
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Top 10 "Best Books" of 2011 – ForeWord Reviews. An activity book about a girl who responds to some unusual animal gifts--that happen to be alive-She Doesn't Want the Worms has full text and a pronunciation guide in both English and Spanish. It includes finding and counting activities and vivid illustrations of insects, reptiles, a cat, and a bat for language comprehension (learn multiple nouns in a new language, ages 3 years & up for ESL/ELL).
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Spanish English bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Spanish as their second language.
In this insightful children's picture book, you will meet Amanda, a young girl who had a lot to learn about hard work and how to make her dreams a reality. Join Amanda to her wonderful journey, and learn with her how to find your goal and make it come true. You will watch her face challenges but never give up along her path to achieving...
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¿Estás buscando historias para mejorar tu español? Sé lo difícil que es encontrar buenos libros para ayudarte a aprender un nuevo idioma.
Usualmente no tienes un vocabulario extenso.
No puedes leer novelas largas y complejas destinadas a hablantes nativos.
Te gustaría ir directamente a las cosas divertidas, pero tal vez sea demasiado difícil para ti ahora.
Las típicas lecturas fáciles en español para principiantes no son nteresantes...
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Randy el Conejo Vuela una CometaEnseña a tu hijo a pedir permiso antes de usar algo que no es suyo.
Randy es un conejo travieso y decide jugar con la cometa nueva de su hermana sin preguntarle primero. ¿Qué pasará cuando las cosas salgan mal y la cometa se rompa?
Perfecto para los lectores principiantes, este libro de cuentos infantiles enseña a tus hijos:A ser honestosA pedir permisoA disculparse por hacer algo malo.
Randy el Conejo Vuela...
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These seventeen stories from the Caribbean and Central and South America encompass a tremendous variety of subjects, settings, moods, and styles-from worldly sophistication to outright savagery. Ranging in publication dates from 1867 to 1922, each story is by a different writer from a different country. All are well-known names in Spanish-American literature-Rubén Darío, José Martí, Amado Nervo, Rómulo Gallegos, and Ricardo Palma-some of whom...
20) Spanish Verbs
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Spanish verbs are both what makes the Spanish language beautiful and also what makes the language quite difficult to learn. Compared to English, Spanish has many more verbs. In Spanish, many of the phrases that we use in English have one exact verb that be used in their stead in Spanish. This makes the Spanish language more versatile and exciting. There are more ways to express yourself. However, Spanish is a difficult language to learn because each...
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