First Spanish Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend 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 and pricing info |
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31 Customer Reviews Posted
- 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 rich Latino literary culture.
- 2008-08-01, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- 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.
- 2008-05-23, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- 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.
- 2008-05-05, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- 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.
- 2008-02-27, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- 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 to look carefully at a word and think about it before you slap your forehead and say, "Por supuesto! Yo entiendo." Enjoy
- 2008-02-13, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
