Anthony Blunt

The second edition of Cinema for Spanish Conversation includes the same stimulating exercises and conversation materials that have made the first edition a success among students and instructors alike. The text is designed to be used in courses in which outstanding films from the Spanish-speaking world are used as springboards for classroom Spanish-language discussion. Using high-interest feature films, students hear Spanish as it is spoken in different countries and in a wide variety of situations and are encouraged to listen to and converse about the social and cultural aspects of...

Teach children that being honest in words and actions builds trust and self-confidence, and that telling the truth can take courage and tact in this English-Spanish bilingual book. It’s never too soon to learn the difference between what’s true and what isn’t. In this English-Spanish bilingual book, words and pictures help young children discover that being honest in words and actions builds trust and self-confidence. They also learn that telling the truth sometimes takes courage and tact. Includes discussion questions, skits, scenarios, and games that reinforce the ideas being taught,...

Múltiples elementos constituyen el andamiaje dramático de El perro del hortelano de Lope de Vega, una de las comedias más delciosas del teatro español del siglo XVII. Su personaje central, Diana, mueve prácticamente los hilos de la acción, basada en un conflicto amoroso y social, de continuos enredos y engaños, de falsas identidades, y de una ansiedad sexual que refrena el decoro, la posición jerárquica y la estima social. Amor y celos, frustración sexual y deseo, envidia y formas de decoro, inteligencia y engaño, gracia lungüística y chiste apicarado, constituyen el imán de...

En El fascinante mundo de... las serpientes aprenderás que algunas especies son capaces de tragarse huevos enteros de gran tamaño. Verás cómo se enroscan las serpientes constrictoras alrededor de sus presas. Comprobarás que algunas especies detectan a los animales de sangre caliente. Descubrirás que no todas las serpienes son venenosas... y muchas más cosas sobre su fascinante mundo.