UN MAL PRINCIPIO (Series Of Unfortunate Events) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Lemony Snicket (Author)

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Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Series Of Unfortunate Events

Book 1 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Bad Beginning is actually a great beginning. It's the first book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of unfortunate Events, a wonderfully different and disastrous children's story starring three highly unlucky siblings.

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Book 1 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Bad Beginning is actually a great beginning. It's the first book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of unfortunate Events, a wonderfully different and disastrous children's story starring three highly unlucky siblings.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Montena (September 7, 2004)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0307209342
• ISBN-13: 978-0307209344
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #608,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, January 17, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Un mal principio / The Bad Beginning (Una Serie De Catastroficas Desdichas / a Series of Unfortunate Events) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

After already having seen the movie, I decided to invest in reading the books. Bk #1, THE BAD BEGINNING, only took me an hour to finish, and it was an enjoyable--if dark--read.

The Baudelaire children--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--are left orphaned after a mysterious fire destroys their home and kills their parents. Taken into custody by Mr. Poe, the executor of their parent's estate, they learn that their parent's will states that they must be cared for by a relative. The closest relative, unbeknownest to the children, is Count Olaf, an actor and leader of a theatre troupe who lives in a dilapitated house on the other side of town.

Things, of course, only go from bad to worse after the children move into Count Olaf's home, which is strangely covered inside and out with drawings and representations of a strange-looking eye. Count Olaf even has a tattoo of the same image on his ankle. As the Count hatches a scheme to gain control of the Baudelaire fortune, which the children are not privy to until Violet comes of age, the children are alternately scared of their new "parent" and determined to find a way out of their dreadful situation.

I enjoyed this walk on the dark side, and plan on reading Book #2 in the series later today. That said, however, I think it depends on your child and his or her maturity as to whether this would be a good read for them or not. Although the reading material is suitable for around 8 years old and up, the book IS dark-natured, and might scare some children. If they've already seen the movie, they might be prepared for its darkness--if the movie depiction scared them, then hold off on the book for awhile.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

5.0 out of 5 stars Riley Kilmartin Schmidt, October 19, 2009

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Brenda K. Southwick "Wood River Middle School" (Hailey, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: UN MAL PRINCIPIO (Series Of Unfortunate Events) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Imaginar tú y tus hermanos jugando en el playa cuando su banquero ven a decir que tus padres han múrido en un fuego que destruido su casa. Este novel por Lemony Snicket es sobre tres huérfanos, Violet, Klaus, y Sunny Baudilare. Ellos necesitan ir a vivir con su "tío" Cont. Olaf. Pronto vas a descubrir que Cont. Olaf solamente quiere la fortuna Baudilare.

Los niños son forcado a cocinar y limpiar por Olaf y su grupo de actores, que son personas terribles. Cuando los niños piensan que su vida no puede ser más mala, Olaf y sus amigos hacen un plan para robar la fortuna. ¿Los Baudilares escapan con sus vidas o no?

Lemony Snicket hice un trabajo fantástico escribiendo este libro. Es la tipo de libro que no quiero parar leyendo. Cuando pienso que sabe que va a pasar, una cosa sorprendente paso. El mal principio es el libro perfecto para personas que quieran un libro que se dejan pensando.