Thomas does not own a pet, but Mister, a very stubborn dog takes care of that.

One is named Sim, another is named Sala and the third in Bim. Sim can lift two St. Bernards with one hand. Sala can run fast like the wind. Bim never makes a mistake in calculating and creates verses like a poet. Together they are transformed into Simsalabim, and no one is capable of stopping them.

Scooti pasa las vacaciones de verano en casa de sus abuelos en España, como cada año. Lo Scooti no sabe es que pasará mucho tiempo hasta que pueda olvidar estas vacaciones, que en nada se parecerán a las que ha vivido hasta ahora. Ha quedado con sus amigos, y mientras tanto decide hacer tiempo en la playa. De repente escucha unos lloriqueos y encuentra a un cachorro entre los arbustos. Y así es como conoce a Mister Torro, el perro parlanchín del espacio exterior. Scooti se lleva al perro consigo y juega con él a la pelota, recorren la playa y se lo pasan pipa. Finalmente llegan sus amigos y exploran la zona todos juntos hasta que descubren la entrada a una cueva escondida. Aunque Mister Torro les advierte que no deben entrar, la curiosidad de los niños es más poderosa. No saben el enorme peligro al que se han expuesto ...

This book is Volume 2 of First Spanish Reader for Beginners. There are simple and funny Spanish texts for easy reading. The book consists of Elementary course with parallel Spanish-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The ALARM method (Approved Learning Automatic Remembering Method) utilize natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and systematically. The book is equipped with the audio tracks. The address of the home page of the book on the Internet, where audio files are available for listening and downloading, is listed at the beginning of the book on the copyright page.

A captivating and child-friendly look at the extraordinary journey that monarch butterflies take each year from Canada to Mexico; with a text in both English and Spanish. Rhyming text and lively illustrations showcase the epic trip taken by the monarch butterflies. At the end of each summer, these international travelers leave Canada to fly south to Mexico for the winter--and now readers can come along for the ride! Over mountains capped with snow, to the deserts down below. Children will be delighted to share in the fascinating journey of the monarchs and be introduced to the people and places they pass before they finally arrive in the forests that their ancestors called home.