Alce y Vaca y el pato curioso

The objective of this book is to develop in the student the capacity to communicate in both oral and written forms, to analyze and infer the text that is to be presented, but also to use the necessary tools so that his learning will be significant and permanent, applying his knowledge, abilities and dexterity, to the solving of everyday problems of life in school and professionally, through the skills and disciplines learned within constructive frame work.

El cuento hispánico: A Graded Literary Anthology , Eighth Edition, is designed for intermediate college Spanish reading courses. This book provides students with a collection of fi rst-rate Spanish-language short stories with which to expand their reading skills and their knowledge of Hispanic culture as por- trayed in these works. Although literary excellence was the primary crite- rion in selecting stories, an effort was also made to choose tales that can be read in one sitting.

¿CÓMO SE DICE . . . ? Enhanced Tenth Edition’s proven four-skills methodology, unparalleled grammar explanations, flexibility, and ease-of-use are some of the many reasons for the success of this renowned introductory Spanish program. The tenth edition features all new chapter dialogues, student centered activities, updated vocabulary and cultural information, additional literary readings, and a complete technology package that includes iLrn: Heinle Learning Center. The Enhanced edition features the addition of dazzling video footage and photography of National GeographicTM into iLrn to...

This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...