Brandon Brown versus Yucatán Level 1 Beginner Spanish Reader
- 140 Unique Words
- 5,000 Total Words
- Present Tense Version and Past Tense Version
- Genre: Humor
- Level 1, Beginner
- Glossary
It takes Brandon Brown less than a day to find trouble while on vacation with his family in Cancun, Mexico. He quickly learns that in Mexico, bad decisions and careless mischief can bring much more than a 12-year-old boy can handle alone. Will he and his new friend, Justin, outwit their parents, or will their mischievous antics eventually catch up with them?
The Print Book includes both a past tense version and present tense version of the reader—all in one book! You switch versions by flipping the book over.
©2013. Spanish. Level 1, Beginner. 57 pages each version.
Print Book: Softcover. 5 x 7 inches.
The Audio Book on CD includes an audio recording of the reader read by a native speaker.
Listen to the audio preview(s) located in "Additional Info."
©2014. Spanish. Level 1, Beginner. 10 tracks. 68 minutes per CD.
Audio Book on CD Past Tense: Audio CD. Past tense.
Audio Book on CD Present Tense: Audio CD. Present tense.
The Teacher’s Guide on CD includes reproducible activities, quizzes, and supplemental readings; optional class activities; suggestions for culture/content studies; photographic slide shows; chapter-by-chapter vocabulary lists; and teaching notes.
©2014. Spanish. Level 1, Beginner.
Teacher's Guide on CD: CD (PDF). Adobe® Reader® required to view PDF.

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