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Written for beginning language learners with accessible vocabulary, Mosca, ¡¡Mosca!! is an inspiring story of a one-eyed fly with a big dream: she wants to be a great circus performer but she can't even fly straight!
Another comprehensible and compelling story in Easy Spanish from the Venezuelan 5-star author of Juliana, Itipurú y el monstruo del océano, Orión and Mosca en leche: Margarita Pérez García.
★★★★★ "Margarita is a master at sheltering vocabulary". ―Lauren, Spanish teacher in the US.
Mosca, ¡¡Mosca!! is a title that plays on the meaning of the word Mosca. ¿Mosca? Mosca means ‘fly’ in Spanish. But when a Venezuelan says: ¡¡Mosca!!, it simply means ‘Look out!’, ‘Be careful!’ Something bad may happen.
Mosca, ¡¡Mosca!! means 'Fly, look out!'
Yes, in this adorable and beautifully illustrated story, our fly in in trouble!
In La Bonanza, the biggest open-air landfill in Venezuela, lives Mosca. Mosca is a common fly with an uncommon problem: she is a one-eyed fly. Mosca is a fly that can't even fly straight! Mosca lives amid the garbage and collects trash for a living. But Mosca has a dream: she wants to be a great circus performer. 'Pathetic loser!' all the other insects say. Poor Mosca! But dreams are treasures...
And sometimes we can find treasures in trash.
Mosca ¡¡Mosca!! is an inspiring story about disability is not inability, reach your dreams, peer pressure, bullying, self-confidence, perseverance and friendship.
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What does this book give you?
✓ Helps you expand your vocabulary in Spanish.
✓ Controlled language at your level from the most frequent words to help you progress confidently.
✓ Provides you with lots of exposure to the most common verbs in Spanish in present tense: be, have, want, can, need, look, see, say, speak, listen, think, know, go, fly, arrive, pick up, and move.
✓ Rewarding long story for beginners written with only 122 vocabulary words: 67 different than English plus 55 words that are similar in Spanish and English.
✓ 15 full page illustrations that support comprehension and help you create a mental picture when reading.
✓ Basic vocabulary is presented at the beginning of the book.
✓ Manageable and progressive introduction of the vocabulary chapter after chapter.
✓ All new words are introduced with translations and explanations in side notes so that the reader has a 'one-page reading experience'
✓ A complete bilingual word list of all the words used in the story provided at the end of the book.
✓ Text in a big format with lots of space for reading ease and is written with dyslexic-friendly font.
✓ Easy-to-Read format for maximum reading pleasure!
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Margarita Pérez García is a Venezuelan author of easy-to-read literature for beginning language learners. She is also a teacher of Spanish and French in secondary school. Margarita holds a Master of Research in Spanish Language and Literature, a Master in Applied linguistic and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Modern Languages. Margarita was born and grew up in Venezuela where the story of Mosca, ¡¡Mosca!! takes place. Margarita is passionate about the conservation of the environment and she loves writing animal stories. Margarita writes easy-to-understand stories about Venezuela's natural beauty and diverse wildlife, natural disasters and the human impact on the environment. She also enjoys writing fantasy combining conservation themes with myths and legends of indigenous cultures.
