First Spanish Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book

Beginners' Guides

Dover Publications, 1988, Paperback

Product Description

Delightful stories, other material based on works of Don Juan Manuel, Luis Taboada, Ricardo Palma, other noted writers. Complete faithful English translations on facing pages. Exercises.

Product Details

Title: First Spanish Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book (Beginners' Guides)
Sales Rank: 2598 in Books
Creator: Angel Flores
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1988-12-01, Paperback, 176 pages, ISBN: 0486258106
Package Dimensions: 8.35 x 5.35 x 0.47 inches, 0.44 pounds

Customer Reviews

Me gusto mucho este libro!: I found this book most helpful in reviewing my knowledge and understanding of Spanish. I could attempt to read the passages in Spanish and then seen if I had understood them correctly by then reading the English version. It is a wonderful resource for intermediate and advanced students of the Spanish language to help reinforce what they have learned, and also exposes non-native speakers to the… More reviews

bilingual parables: I was hoping for something different. The parables are not i nteresting for high school kids. The stories are not laid out for best bilingual appreciation.… More reviews

Does what I bought it for.: I bought this book to help me with my vocabulary and in learning some more slang and sentence structuring. It does all of that very well. But, if you are looking for "interesting" short stories, I would look elsewhere. I look forward to memorizing the new phrases that I have underlined in this book... really helpful.… More reviews

well-organized: The format is friendly for those trying to improve their Spanish. The stories are leveled, and the verb tenses vary in the stories. Besides its educational value, it's just plain fun as well.… More reviews

Not too hard, not too easy, just right: This book was just what I hoped for: short stories in relatively easy Spanish, with facing English text to check when you're not sure you understand something. Resist the temptation to "cheat" and you'll find you understand a lot more than you think you do. If you've learned almost exclusively spoken Spanish, as I have, you sometimes have… More reviews