Written by Margarita Pérez García
Spanish Easy Reader LEVEL TWO
Genre: Novella – Fantasy
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COMPREHENSIBLE MAGIC REALISM!
El brazalete mágico is a book for older readers that touches upon more mature themes such as bereavement, grief, loneliness, connection with nature, supernatural powers, animals’ rights, and animals’ freedom. The book depicts a world of magical realism where magic, reality and dream are intertwined in a story about animal rights and the conservation of our environment.
Alondra lives in an animal sanctuary up in the mountains of El Avila National Park in Venezuela. She grew up without a mother and after the sudden death of her grandmother in a forest fire, Alondra is left alone without a female figure in her life. Alondra is isolated, lost in her sadness and her fears.
Fears? Just the one. Alondra has a terrible phobia of snakes. But she lives surrounded by them…
When Alondra is outside, she is in constant fear of the unseen animals sliding silently through the mountains. When she is at home, she tries to stay away from the snake house where they care for the most dangerous snakes in Venezuela, like the tiger butterfly or Tigra mariposa (a very venomous and aggressive snake with a butterfly-shaped pattern on its back). When Alondra is asleep, she is chased by fire snake and relives the death of her grandmother again and again. Her life is a nightmare.
One day, while helping her father at the snake house, Alondra makes a mistake. She lets loose the Tigra Mariposa. Her worst nightmare becomes true! Then with the help of an unimaginable ally, Alondra sets out on an extraordinary journey to bring the snake back despite her phobias. It will be a journey of self-discovery. But who is she, and why does tragedy haunt her family? What is her destiny?
What does this book give you?
- Helps you expand your vocabulary in Spanish.
- Rewarding long story for intermediate learners written with only 220 vocabulary words plus 160 words that are similar in Spanish and English.
- 25 illustrations that support comprehension and help you create a mental picture when reading.
- A complete bilingual word list of all the words used in the story.
- Publisher: Margarita Pérez García
- Language: Spanish
- Paperback: 113 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-0995121522
- Dimensions: 6 x 0.29 x 9 inches
