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Spanish A1 graded reader. El Albañil y el Ladrón: Short Spanish story for beginners - suitable for Spanish learners at an A1 level (Spanish A1 graded readers)
Tired of struggling through books that are just too hard for you?
Want to see your Spanish reading skills improve every single month but you just don’t know how?
Spanish graded readers are the best way to do it!
Spanish short stories written specifically for beginners offer a fun, engaging and truly effective way of honing your reading skills.
Reading easy Spanish novels is an incredibly simple way of building your vocabulary, exposing yourself to realistic dialogue, and learning to read faster in Spanish!
Sitting down with a Spanish novel and a dictionary is a thing of the past. Even the graded readers of the past were boring, plain, dry texts. Today’s Spanish graded readers mimic the flow and feel of a real novel while still being accessible to Spanish learners of all levels.
Whether you’re just starting out and want to make some quick progress, or you’re already advanced but need some easy reading practice, Spanish graded readers are the ideal solution.
Ana Martin’s books are all written with your Spanish level in mind:
⁃Vocabulary suitable to your level
⁃Short sentences
⁃Short chapters
⁃Easy to follow dialogue
⁃Level-suitable grammar
Roberto is a builder who dreams of one day constructing his own house, but when a crime leaves him in hospital and without a job what will he do?
Want to see your Spanish reading skills improve every single month but you just don’t know how?
Spanish graded readers are the best way to do it!
Spanish short stories written specifically for beginners offer a fun, engaging and truly effective way of honing your reading skills.
Reading easy Spanish novels is an incredibly simple way of building your vocabulary, exposing yourself to realistic dialogue, and learning to read faster in Spanish!
Sitting down with a Spanish novel and a dictionary is a thing of the past. Even the graded readers of the past were boring, plain, dry texts. Today’s Spanish graded readers mimic the flow and feel of a real novel while still being accessible to Spanish learners of all levels.
Whether you’re just starting out and want to make some quick progress, or you’re already advanced but need some easy reading practice, Spanish graded readers are the ideal solution.
Ana Martin’s books are all written with your Spanish level in mind:
⁃Vocabulary suitable to your level
⁃Short sentences
⁃Short chapters
⁃Easy to follow dialogue
⁃Level-suitable grammar
Roberto is a builder who dreams of one day constructing his own house, but when a crime leaves him in hospital and without a job what will he do?
66 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 3, 2018
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 22, 2019
Love these readers
These grades readers have been great for my Spanish learning. I chose these readers to reinforce my vocabulary, and they do just that.
These grades readers have been great for my Spanish learning. I chose these readers to reinforce my vocabulary, and they do just that.
February 28, 2023
good, interesting story
June 25, 2023
Very interesting, I enjoyed it, as all the other books by Ana Martin.
September 28, 2023
Spot on
This book is perfect for A1. The story moved along well, without to much detail to bog it down. Well done.
This book is perfect for A1. The story moved along well, without to much detail to bog it down. Well done.
January 25, 2026
Decent beginners book
Decent beginners book, it was easy to follow and helped me practice my Spanish vocabulary. The story was pretty good as well.
Decent beginners book, it was easy to follow and helped me practice my Spanish vocabulary. The story was pretty good as well.
September 15, 2020
Enjoyed this read, storyline was fine and it did expand my vocabulary
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews



