Stories from Latin America/Historias de Latinoamerica, Second Edition (Side by Side Bilingual Books) Paperback – 16 May 2010

These books with the simultaneous translation are exactly what I need!

very good

Definitely worth it!Although most of these are legends and are quite short, I find this a bonus compard to a longer book as it means you feel like you've achieved something when you've finished each legend.Some of them are quite entertaining, such as 'Pobre Inocente!' for example, and give a useful insight into the weird and wonderful latin america :)A tad pricey, yes, but I'm glad I purchased it. I have also found that you learn at-least 2 words from each page, as they are repeated quite frequently in the legend and so you get well acquainted with them.

Good length stories - not too long so can be read in one setting. Really useful having the side by side translation - saves having to resort to a dictionary all the time. Suitable for an intermediate leve.

I have been studying Spanish for a few years now and am at that point where beginners courses are too basic for me, but I am still not advanced enough to hold a conversation of read a newspaper in Spanish. I read that this book series was a good one for learners like me and I thought I would give a try.I must say, these books are very helpful and I am not at all disappointed. What I like about them is that they reuse difficult words in the stories so that the vocabulary sinks in. Also, I love how you learn a lot about the culture and people of various countries that are featured. The fact that the English is on one side and the Spanish is on the other, with the sentences side by size is a huge help. I have highlighted words that I do not know and read and reread the articles and have seen my reading comprehension and vocabulary skills increase greatly. In fact, it also helps with seeing the Spanish grammar in action.The only thing that I do not like is that there are not audio readings for each story, but that is alright with me. In short, if you are looking to build your language skills and learn a lot of new vocabulary while strengthening your already learned vocabulary, get this book. It does not disappoint!

Nice stories and rather easy to read. My Spanish is improving.

Great for beginners. My favourite.

A lot of these dual language books are a little to "literary" for my level of reading. While I have studied the language for some time, I just want something "real" to read. This book has great stories and they are written at a "common" language level. This book also has a decent dictionary at the back to help with understanding of unfamiliar words. I find the English translations are not always "verbatim" but often will say a phrase with similar meaning and not properly translated. Most of the others are too "Shakespearen" for me; very likely they are good literature for the very advanced Spanish Reader but not of much value to my state of comprehension.

It is very good for beginner and intermediate Spanish learners.