El español al día

Puntos de partida offers the most teacher- and student-friendly textbook on the market as well as a host of exciting new features, most notably a state-of-the-art Instructor Edition. This Instructor Edition offers more teaching apparatus than any other introductory Spanish book on the market. An enlarged trim size, extensive annotations, and other special features sets Puntos de partida apart from every book on the market, both physically and because of the breadth and quality of the marginal annotations.

Sara es una niña de 10 años que viva en Brooklyn y sueña con ir ella sola a Manhatten a llevar a su abuela una tarta de fresa. La abuela es una antigua cantante de music hall. El lobo es un pastelero millonario que vive cerca de Central Park y no encuentra sentido a su vida. La figura mágica de miss Lunatic, cuyo secreto - haber sido la musa que inspiró al esculator de la estatua de la Libertad - llegará a conocer Sara, es el hilo conductor que lleva a la niña a realizar sus sueños de libertad... (Buchdeckel verso).

The left page shows English-speaking Peter and Roberta going on a shopping trip early in the morning. On the opposite page, Spanish-speaking Pedro and Roberta perform the same errand.

By providing a unique cross-section of readings organized by genre, and opportunities for journal keeping, Puntos de vista: Lectura encourages students to read more actively and interactively in order to prepare them for advanced-level coursework.