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| jazzboy.bebop Senior Member Norway norwegianthroughnove Joined 5212 days ago 439 posts - 800 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Norwegian | Message 9 of 13 14 May 2011 at 2:51am | IP Logged | ||
I had wondered if there were books like that available. Any idea where you might have read about it? I'd love to get my hands on books of that type. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| alegnab Newbie United States Joined 4735 days ago 4 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 10 of 13 16 May 2011 at 6:59pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know of any books like you described, but I enjoyed reading the series of novels by Command Performance Language Institute (http://www.cpli.net/tprstorytelling/spanish.html). They are the easiest-to-read novels that I have found. The grammar becomes more difficult with each level (not book). In addition to being available from the publisher, they are sold by Amazon and are eligible for the 4-for-3 promotion. The stories are written for children (the Fluency Fast series) and teens, and they teach respect for other cultures. The books have glossaries in the back, so you won't need a dictionary while reading. If you're interested, I can post a sample from one of the books in each level.
BTW, the books are available in other languages, too. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| dbag Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4816 days ago 605 posts - 1046 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 11 of 13 16 May 2011 at 11:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have been given "querias vaciones, stilton" as a gift: http://www.casadellibro.com/libro-querias-vacaciones-stilton -geronimo-stilton/2900001055730
This book is fantastic for begining to read slightly more complicated Spanish. I find I can catch the general drift of large sections, yet it remains quite challenging for my level. It is reasonably substantitative for a childrens book, at around 128 pages. There are certain things about this book which make it great for learners: Lots of illusttrations which help you to guess context, and certain words appearing in a different font or colour to highlight their meaning. Well worth a look, in my book. Edited by dbag on 17 May 2011 at 12:14am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5056 days ago 2237 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 12 of 13 17 May 2011 at 1:30am | IP Logged | ||
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You could try the Centro Virtual Cervantes Lecturas paso a paso The Cervantes Center has short novelas/stories you can read on-line with three levels- beginner, intermediate and advanced. The texts explain words and idiomatic phrases in Spanish and have activities to perform before and after reading.
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| megazver Triglot Newbie Lithuania Joined 5788 days ago 34 posts - 52 votes Speaks: Lithuanian, Russian*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Polish | Message 13 of 13 17 May 2011 at 3:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think reading an easy popular book like The Little Prince or the Harry Potter series will be of more use to you than reading specialized Readers, since it'll help out if you decide to read them in some other language. So if you read The Little Prince in Spanish, not only will you acquaint yourself with a pretty good work of fiction, you'll already know what it's about if you try to read it in Mandarin.
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