Stories from Latin America/Historias de Latinoamerica, Second Edition

by Barlow, Genevieve

• ISBN13: 9780071701747
• ISBN10: 0071701745
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Side-by-side bilingual texts . . .now with free audio downloads of selected passages!By having Spanish texts and their English translations on facing pages, you will no longer be intimidated by unfamiliar words or expressions. You can find their translations right across the page. You can also use the English text to check your comprehension. New to these editions is access to free audio downloads from mhprofessional.com. Voiced by native Spanish speakers, each download includes 15 to 20 minutes of audio and covers six to eight reading passages.As an intermediate to early-advanced student of Spanish, you will improve your Spanish reading comprehension--as well as gain an insight into the Latin Americancultures--with this engaging book.

Author Biography

Genevieve Barlow is an experienced Spanish educator.

Table of Contents

1. The Gift of the Moon Goddess/El regalo de la diosa luna
2. Poor Fool!/¡Pobre inocente!
3. The Toad’s Spots/Las manchas del sapo
4. Corporal Montáñez/El cabo Montáñez
5. Quetzal Will Never Die/Quetzal no muere nunca
6. Pedro de Candía/ Pedro de Candía
7. The Adventures of Juan Bobo/Las aventuras de Juan Bobo
8. The Lame Man of Olancho
9. The Empty Boat/El barco vacío
10. Margarita’s Slip/La camisa de Margarita
11. The Trees of White Flowers/Los árboles de flores blancas
12. Somersault Street/La calle de la Machincuepa
13. Slayer of Sharks/El matador de tiburones
14. The Diamond Ring/La sortija de diamantes
15. The Inheritance/La herencia
16. The Origin of the Nopal Cactus/El origen del nopal
English-Spanish Vocabulary
Vocabulario español-inglés