Cherished by generations of readers, this international holiday classic recounts the tale of a Mexican girl's excitement at the approach of Christmas. Hardcover Spanish-language edition of the 1960 Caldecott Medal winner.
This installment covers books published mainly since 1989. Citations are grouped by subject within sections according to country, from Argentina to Venezuela. The author has rated each entry as to artistic and literary appeal, and provides general grade level, ISBN and price. Appendices include contact data for book dealers in Spanish-speaking countries and the US. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Fiesta Cristiana is a bilingual collection of worship services that can be used with Hispanic congregations. Fiesta Cristiana not only contains traditional worship services, but also features services special to the Hispanic culture.
Written by a team of experienced teachers of Spanish, this textbook is designed to lead the adult beginner to a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish, giving balanced attention to the four key language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing). It puts language learning into its real-life context, by incorporating authentic materials such as newspaper articles, poems and songs. It contains a learner and a teacher guide and is intended to complement study both inside and outside the classroom, by providing pair and group activities, as well as materials for independent learning. It also includes helpful reference features, such as a guide to grammatical terms, verb tables, vocabulary lists and a pronunciation guide. This extensively updated second edition features extra exercises to support the acquisition of good pronunciation, and is accompanied by a web companion that hosts expansion exercises, activities, solutions and useful links for each unit, as well transcripts, and access to brand new recordings of all the audio examples found in the book.
Mis sueños no tienen límites, opino que el desarrollo del mundo depende de los soñadores. Los logros de un soñador es es una novela de ficción basada en historias humanas de emigración, superación, ambiciones, seducción, diversión, aficiones y glamur. El protagonista comienza sus aventuras en los años 60, en un país del Caribe lleno de oportunidades, y él las supo aprovechar con la finalidad de cumplir sus sueños. Llegó a la conclusión de que lo haría a través de los estudios. Su versatilidad de adaptación a situaciones nuevas requería de habilidad y pronto descubrió que las tenía. Contó con tres factores importantes, como fueron sus aliados, la fortuna e inteligencia. Su vida amorosa fue muy activa. Las historias del resto de personajes responden al mosaico social de aquel momento de la sociedad venezolana, diversa igual que el propio protagonista, con sus luces y sombras, pero emocionantes, sin duda.
A manual to provide elementary teachers of Spanish-speaking students with a knowledge of the Spanish language so that they may be able to function better in the classroom