Sueños de la Isla

by J.J. Hill, Marissa Smith, Roberta Price

The Gómez brothers love playing street baseball with their friends in the Dominican Republic. Will their favorite pastime lead them to success elsewhere? Come with Omar and Marcos in their adventures as they follow their dreams. A los hermanos Gómez les encanta jugar al béisbol callejero con sus amigos en la República Dominicana. ¿Tendrán éxito con su pasatiempo favorito en otro lugar? Ven con Marcos y Omar en sus aventuras mientras siguen sus sueños.

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Genres: Spanish Literature

64 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 2011

Reviews

[Jared Bender · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Read! This book is a must have in Modern day Spanish classrooms to support the new generation of learning a second language . With 15 years in the teaching industry and 12 in Foreign Language learning , I don’t think I have ever come across a more valuable piece of literature to share with my students . Well done to the authors of this work of art . Buy it now educators !

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great reader to use with Spanish-language learners. Not only is it comprehensible, but it's an interesting story and culturally sensitive - unlike so many of the other readers that are out there! I highly recommend!

[Joshua · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este es un libro tan simple sobre dos hermanos dominicanos que les gusta al beisbol. Los hermanos eran aburridos y la historia era predictable.

[Jamie True · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent addition to my classroom book collection

[Carol O'Donnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent presentation of past tense. Engaging storyline that’s of interest to students. Provides good info/context on Dominican and Haitian relationship and culture as well. Perfect for my students!

[RANDI · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m learning Spanish on my own and this book is wonderful. It’s culturally interesting and I truly empathize with the characters. I found myself wanting to learn more after I was done. Excellent!

[Stiina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I suffered through a bunch of graded readers when I started reading in Spanish but this wasn't one of them. I genuinely enjoyed this story and was glad to see that it was culturally sensitive. Yes, it was a simple story about boys from DR who like béisbol but it was exactly the right level for me and I found myself feeling curious about what happened in the next chapter.

Once I finished, I also used the book in my Spanish classes. I read one chapter out loud to my tutor every week and we used the book to discuss different themes or ideas.