Escuchar L’Astree. La recepción oral de la novela

One year just after Christmas when Ximena is thirteen, she overhears her parents talking - a conversation she is not supposed to hear. She catches the word, "father," but wonders why they are whispering? Federico is the only father Ximena has ever known since he and her mom married six years ago. Of course, she knows she has a biological father, but her mom never talks about him - and Ximena never asks. All she knows is that he is "away" and doesn't live near them. But after overhearing her parents' discussion, she starts to wonder why she has no contact with him. At the same time, too, life...

These CDs are recorded by native Spanish speakers and can be used on their own or to accompany the book, helping you with pronunciation and listening skills.Colloquial Spanish is easy to use and no prior knowledge of the language is required. These CDs are recorded by native Spanish speakers and will play on any audio system. The material can be used on its own or to accompany the book, helping you with pronunciation and listening skills.

Este diccionario semibilingüe explica el significado de cada palabra en un inglés muy sencillo, adaptado al nivel de aquellos hispanohablantes que empiezan su aprendizaje. Ofrece, además, el equivalente en español para cada acepción de cada palabra. De esta manera, los estudiantes se animarán a leer la definición en inglés, pero a la vez obtendrán una tradución breve en su lengua materna como confirmación y refuerzo.

A lyrical, surreal, moving novel chronicles the lives of three generations of Cuban-American women in Miami--Cuca, a believer in spirits; her daughter, Adela, an amorous cosmetologist; and Adela's daughter, Maribel, a dispassionate marketing analyst.