A young woman has been murdered. The police suspect her boyfriend, but Laura is convinced that he is not the murderer.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as predictable as it may first seem,
By Sandra E. Sledge (Portsmouth, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Chica de los Zapatos Verdes (Leer en Espanol: Level 2) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
The review from the 4th level Spanish college student is quite misleading. However, there are other titles in the 'leer en español' series at level 1 with a vocabulary of only 400 words which she might consider for remedial reading.This level two book has a controlled vocabulary of 700 words. The words are overwhelmingly basic vocabulary words. As with all other books in this excellent series, there is a glossary (also in Spanish) and study questions to further aid readers and check comprehension. I think a reader at early intermediate level will be familiar with many of these glossary words already. Some are cognates (i.e., marcas, drogas, imagina, plan) and others are quite clear from the context of the story ('contestador automático is obviously answering machine, for example). The glossary also explains a geographical reference to 'Las Ramblas', the famous street in Barcelona. Concerning the number of pages: this is one thing not standardized throughout the series. This particular book has 61 pages, but the story only takes 40 of these; the remaining pages are composed of illustrations and reader's aids. What is particularly good about this book (and others in the series) is the constant reinforcement of basic vocabulary and common idiomatic expressions. These books are good to read aloud. In fact, Transparent Language's "Language Now" cd-rom program has used several of the titles as reading selections (This is how I first became familiar with the series). I usually keep a title in my purse to read at any time when I may have to wait. This particular story is admittedly not great literature. With such a limited vocabulary, one should not expect great prose. I think considering these limitations, it does pretty well. The story is easy to follow and does go forward in a logical matter. And the plot is not as predictable as it may first seem. It is a mystery story in which a young man and young woman try to solve the death of the girl's friend. While this title is contemporary and appears to have been written especially for the series, other titles in the "Leer en español" series are based on great literature or historic events. The series does have quite a bit of variety. At this same reading level (level two) is "La Ciudad de los dioses" (City of the Gods) which I read as a selection of the "Language Now" cd-rom program. It is about Moctezuma and the fall of Tenochtitlán, as seen through the diary of Hernando Cortez's secretary . I enjoyed it immensely.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute little mystery,
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This review is from: La Chica de los Zapatos Verdes (Leer en Espanol: Level 2) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
It is a cute little mystery book, like the other reader said, the ending was a little different than you expected. A little twist in plot.
Like other books, they can be ripped through with minor help from a dictionary or internet based translator. The levels can be a little misleading, as the reading difficulty might be similar for level 2 vs 4. With the exception of the length. I finish this book in about 2 hours. My level of spanish is 2 years of college spanish, 16 years ago. But my vocabulary has grown a bit since. In term of tenses, most are used, except the subjunctive, which is only present in the simplest present and command forms. The sentence structure is simple. A second year college student or a 3rd or 4th year high school student should not have problem comprehending 3/4 or more of the book. I used a compact dictionary, and had no problems finding words. Some of the conjugated tenses, however, you might have to rely on a larger complete dictionary - or refer to a verb conjugator. However, as a second year college student, you should have had brief exposure to these conjugated irregular verbs.
0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too Difficult for Lower-level Spanish Readers,
By Sarah L. Sansbury (Augusta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: La Chica de los Zapatos Verdes (Leer en Espanol: Level 2) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
I am in a Spanish 4 class in college, yet I found this book still too difficult to read. I also expected it not to be as long--I was looking for a book that was only around 25 pages.
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