Read & Think Spanish: Learn the Language and Discover the Culture of the Spanish-Speaking World Through Reading

by Think Spanish

A fun, fascinating way to expand your knowledge of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures

Read & Think Spanish offers an innovative, non-intimidating approach to learning Spanish language basics. Compiled by the expert editors of Think Spanish! magazine, this book brings together 75 engaging, fully illustrated readings and articles about the life and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries organized around topics such as famous people, festivals, traditions, food, history, geography, art, sports, and music. Key grammar points and fundamentals are highlighted, comprehension questions help reinforce new Spanish vocabulary, and an extensive bilingual glossary on each page allows you to read and learn without having to stop to look up words in a dictionary.

Genres: Spanish Literature, Language, Nonfiction, Education, Spain, Textbooks

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 6, 2005

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hay buenas lecturas en este libro para aprender la cultura y la lengua español. Me gusta que haya lecturas no solamente sobre México y España, pero sobre los otros paises hispanohablantes. Hay errores de "typo."

[Ferenc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an broad selection of articles for people who already know at least basic Spanish, my own pre-requisite was Petrow's 'Spanish Demystified'.
If you are an advanced learner the book will probably feel quite short, but for learners who are are just starting out with 'readers' it is just about right.

So if you know some Spanish and want to increase your vocabulary and learn a few things about Spanish speaking countries then this book is well worth getting.

The vast majority of Spanish speaking people live in Latin America, this book reflects this fact as most of the articles are about this region rather than continental Spain.

The articles follow the typical themes: travel, food, culture, history, music, etc.
As you can guess the vocabulary is very broad.
After each section there's a few comprehension questions, nothing extensive.

A particular thing I like is that the verbs are listed both in the way they appear in the text and in their plain form: decoró/decorar.

I have nothing negative to say about the book, it gave me exactly what I was looking for: broad vocabulary and some cultural information.

[Wayne Leung · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful and fun for intermediate-level Spanish learner! This book is a kaleidoscope of all the Spanish-speaking countries on earth and a huge eye-opener! As a polyglot, I highly recommend it!

[Constance]

"Read and Think Spanish" by McGraw Hill is a reading treat. Being filled with rich vocabulary and definition clues for each page makes the reading easy.

Truthfully, I was still overwhelmed by new material and not much thinking in Spanish was inspired. Hopefully soon. Thank You McGraw Hill.

"Read and Think Spanish" by McGraw Hill es un tratamiento de lectura. Estar lleno de vocabulario rico y pistas de definiciones para cada página facilita la lectura.

A decir verdad, todavía estaba abrumado por el nuevo material y no mucho pensamiento en español se inspiró. Espero que pronto. Gracias McGraw Hill. ~ a google translate