"El mundo amarillo’s" message is to seek the intensity and nuances of different types of friendships. In order to live a bright and vivid life, Espinosa advises his readers to actively seek out people who can change their lives. These friends he refers to as "yellows,” their qualities and how to recognize or approach them, are the crux of this book.
Anthony Rodriguez-Rojas assists other students in Liberty Park Elementary's (Greenacres, Florida) dual language program, where instruction is in English for half the day and in Spanish for the other half. Anthony helps those who have limited English proficiency process the daily English instruction by explaining the concepts in Spanish.
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS) present the free, weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 46 of 2013 (week ending 11/17/2013).
Grupo Planeta celebrates the Premio Cervantes in Literature given to Elena Poniatowska, first Mexican female writer to be recognized with the most important Spanish-language literature award worldwide.
The Mexican journalist and author wins the 2013 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. Previous winners include Carlos Fuentes of Mexico, and Nobel prize winners Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru and Spain's late Camilo José Cela.
Muskogee High School Advanced Placement Spanish students read books in Spanish then translate each phrase in English to Irving Elementary first- and second-graders, as part of the ReadOK program.
Spain’s Great Untranslated is an anthology of some of Spain’s most prized and untranslated literary works, that previously visited New York, Miami, Houston and Albuquerque. The final presentation will be held on Friday, November 22nd at 7 p.m. at the Spanish Pavilion at the fair. Panelists will include editor and literary critic Mercedes Monmany, novelist Pedro Zarraluki, translator Mara Faye Lethem and Cuban-American writer Carlos Alberto Montaner. The presentation is in Spanish and admission is free.
Louisa Pritchard, Chief Executive at Louisa Pritchard Associates, looks at the Spanish book market and how it has been impacted by recent economic troubles. Her report is published by Publishing Perspective, along with an overview of the Dutch market.
Rep. Tom Petri Introduces “Technology, Education and Accessibility In College and Higher Education Act.”
The latest edition features an interview with Jorgelina Tallei and Gregorio Pérez about teaching Spanish to brazilian students, plus articles, news, online tools, upcoming events and seminars.
