Showing posts with label New book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New book. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

It's out! Yippee!!

Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know that my new Spanish reader El gato misterioso y otros cuentos is now available from Amazon.com! I'm so excited!

This is a book for Spanish 1. It can be read independently from the second semester. It can be read with assistance from the first week of school.  Each story is written twice--in present and past tense.  I know that some schools insist on present tense all year, while others want present and past tenses used.

Here is a sample from the book.  The only thing missing--there is artwork! I just can't figure out how to get it on here. But go to amazon.com. You'll see it there.

¡Yo quiero un gato!

Hay una chica que se llama Marcia.  A Marcia le gustan los gatos.  Marcia está triste porque no tiene un gato.  Marcia quiere un gato.  Tiene dos perros, cinco hámsteres, diez peces, y trece cucarachas, pero no tiene ni un gato.

Marcia va a su mamá.  Le Dice ---¿Puedo tener un gato, por favor?  Su mamá le dice --¡No!  Tienes muchos animales.  No necesitas un gato.  Marcia está triste y empieza a llorar. 

Marcia va a su papá.  LE Dice -- Papa, ¿puedo tener un gato, por favor?--  El papá se ríe. –No Marcia.  Tienes muchísimos animales. 
 No necesitas un gato.--   Marcia está muy triste.  Se cae al piso y llora mucho.

Marcia tiene una amiga que se llama Susan.  Susan es una chica muy interesante.  
Tiene un ojo azul y un ojo verde. Le gusta hablar con Marcia. Susan va a la casa de Marcia.  Marcia está triste y llora.  Susan le dice --¿Por qué lloras, Marcia?--  Marcia le dice –Lloro porque quiero tener un gato y no puedo tener uno.--  Ella empieza a llorar otra vez (again) y se cae al piso otra vez.

Susan tiene una solución.  –Marcia, tengo un gato en mi casa.  Mi gato se llama “Fluffball”. Mi gato es tu gato.  Tú puedes tener mi gato cuando estás en mi casa.

Ahora Marcia no está triste.  Se ríe porque está contenta.  Se cae al piso otra vez, pero es porque ella está tan (so) contenta.  ¡Qué buena amiga!





Saturday, January 18, 2014

No story, just news about the book...

Hi Everyone--
I wanted to let you know that my book will be available BY TUESDAY on Amazon.  I have received the edit and will take care of that today.  I'm waiting for the forward and then it's a go.

The title will be "El cochino blanco y otros cuentos".  I know that some have questioned the title, but after much thought, I decided to leave it.  This is a true story, and I know that my husband would have called it "el cochino".  So I'm leaving it in honor of his memory.

You have asked me about who the book is designed for.  Originally, I thought that as an SSR book, it should be for Spanish 3.  Now, however, I think that I'm revising that a little.  If you want to use this as an assisted reading book (maybe to supplement your own stories), it would be appropriate for Spanish 2.  For true SSR, you should go with 3.

In this printing, I am trying to keep to the SSR idea and so I'm not giving vocabulary suggestions.  However, I do have the vocabulary listed and will be happy to provide it through the email given in the book.

I will post again when the book publishes.

If you like it, please post a favorable review.  Our reviews are what  brings others to buy the books.

Thanks for supporting this venture!  It was your interest that made me start in the first place.  I will be publishing others soon, starting with a reader for 1st year.