Leyendas Del Mundo Hispano

Perhaps no other story is as compelling, as universal, or conveys as much about a culture as does a legend. In this widely used reader, the second edition of "Leyendas del mundo hispano" offers 12 Hispanic legends from Argentina, Bolivia, ColombiaA Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, New Mexico (U.S.), Paraguay, Peru, Spain, and Uruguay. Abundant pre- and post-reading activities accompany each story and help students improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Highlights to the new edition

• A preliminary chapter presents popular North American legends in order to provide a framework for the Hispanic legends and create a link to something they already know.
• 4 new legends: an Inca creation myth, an Arab-Spanish legend, a Cuban legend/myth, and a Sephardic legend.
• Each chapter has:
• A listening activity that corresponds to the audio CD
• Internet activities that refer students to the "Leyendas" web site
• An activity involving a map or other visual
• The web-based activities encourage students to look beyond the stories to the context in which they were created.
• A more robust Spanish-English glossary

Audio CD

Since legends are an inherently aural medium, an audio CD has been created that contains a spoken version of each legend. Students can practice their listening comprehension, feel the rhythm of the language, and experience the intonation and inflection of the words. The Audio CD invites students to journey back in time and experience the legends just as they were initially experienced--in the telling for aural preservation from one generation to another. With each telling, the legends takeon the particular characteristics of the time and the teller. One spoken version is offered for each legend.

Perhaps no other story is as compelling, as universal, or conveys so much about a culture as a legend. Recognizing this, "Leyendas del mundo hispano" offers 12 Hispanic legends from Mexico, Columbia, El Salvador, Spain, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Paraguay, and the United States. These stories illustrate the blending of cultures (Spanish, Indigenous, Mestizo), and the creation of new legends--as well as the evolution of legends. KEY TOPICS -An opening chapter explores popular stories such as Davy Crockett and Johnny Appleseed to help readers understand the importance of, and differences between, legends and myths. Interesting, accessible readings with universal themes--e.g., questions of money, power, honor, and revenge; fidelity and courage; star-crossed lovers; good and evil; friendship and good will; the futility of the search for imagined treasure--make up this anthology. For fluent Spanish speakers and avid readers.