People from all walks of life meet at Leo's neighborhood bar. Various stories unfold as friendships are formed, secrets shared, and heartaches mended. People of all ages and backgrounds are the heroes of these stories with colored illustrations, culturally authentic photos, glossary and audio available for download, via Klett Augmented or on CD (only select titles).
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
Bastian Balthasar Bux finds a mysterious book in a bookshop: The Neverending Story. He reads enthusiastically about the adventures of the hero Atréju and his mission to save the land of Fantasia and its ruler, the Childlike Empress. The longer Bastian reads, the more he becomes part of the story and soon he himself is in Fantasia. There, Bastian can be everything he is not in his world. But the price is high and he soon asks himself how he can leave this land that has no borders.
DEUTSCH LEICHTER LESEN is a new series featuring original texts in an abridged and simplified version to accommodate learners of German. Reading comprehension will be supported by exercises, word explanations, and a glossary with additional information.
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
DEUTSCH LEICHTER LESEN is a new series featuring original texts in an abridged and simplified version to accommodate learners of German. Reading comprehension will be supported by exercises, word explanations, and a glossary with additional information.
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
In this gripping crime story for beginner to intermediate adult learners of the German language, a bank robbery takes place during carnival season in Mainhattan. With additional information about the local culture, regional highlights, and authentic maps, this text includes online resources, comprehension exercises and answer keys.
This title is intended for Higher Education students. Please be advised that our Higher Education titles may contain mature themes, illustrations, or other content not recommended for K-12 students.
The Bukowski siblings saved a toddler from drowning in the pool. As a reward they are allowed free entrance at the pool all summer long. They prepare big plans: Alf wants to jump off the 10m tower by summer's end. Katinka, perky and daring, wants to be able to swim 20 lanes. And little brother Robbie, who is a little different from other kids, must learn to swim. So his siblings think.
A full summer spent outside that is anything but boring.
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This series is recommended for K-12 students.
GRAMMATIK A1: effective review and practice for intermediate-low learners of German
- Contains a variety of exercises for a thorough review of B1 grammar
- Concise rules and easy usage samples
- Incorporates practice for various test types
- Answer key and guide
- Extra: grammar videos online and via the Klett Augmented app
GRAMMATIK A2: effective review and practice for intermediate-low learners of German
- Contains a variety of exercises for a thorough review of B1 grammar
- Concise rules and easy usage samples
- Incorporates practice for various test types
- Answer key and guide
- Extra: grammar videos online and via the Klett Augmented app
GRAMMATIK B1: effective review and practice for intermediate-low learners of German
- Contains a variety of exercises for a thorough review of B1 grammar
- Concise rules and easy usage samples
- Incorporates practice for various test types
- Answer key and guide
- Extra: grammar videos online and via the Klett Augmented app
GRAMMATIK B2: effective review and practice for intermediate-low learners of German
- Contains a variety of exercises for a thorough review of B1 grammar
- Concise rules and easy usage samples
- Incorporates practice for various test types
- Answer key and guide
- Extra: grammar videos online and via the Klett Augmented app
After the death of their mother, the brothers Prosper and Bo flee from their aunt Esther to Venice. A small group of young thieves pick them up there. Their boss is the mysterious master of thieves who takes care of everyone. The children neither know his name nor do they know anything about his origins. On behalf of her aunt, the detective Victor Getz is supposed to look for the brothers. When he finds them, the group of children is in danger. And the enigmatic assignment of the mysterious "Conte" will also change everything.
DEUTSCH LEICHTER LESEN is a new series featuring original texts in an abridged and simplified version to accommodate learners of German. Reading comprehension will be supported by exercises, word explanations, and a glossary with additional information.
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
Hakim and Rana are walking through the city center with their son Amir. But then Amir crosses paths with a car. The car stops, but Amir is injured! He has to go to the hospital. His parents are very worried. Will Amir be okay?
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
Marco is being bullied in school, especially by Kai and his friends. His only true friend is Batu. But when Batu leaves Marco during school break to play soccer with Kai and his friends, their friendship is being tested...
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
Paul is a passionate private eye. When new neighbors move in next door, he decides to keep an eye on the young girl Tessa. And indeed, she turns out to be quite peculiar. Why is she always going to school via detours? What's the purpose of the peas, and what is she hiding in her red suitcase? Why doesn't she play badminton with the other kids? Paul risks everything to find out what's going on.
This series is recommended for K-12 students.
TEEN READERS (DaF) is series geared for teenagers ages 11 through 17.
Each book includes:
- Exciting stories motivate young learners of German
- Mono-lingual explanations
- With questions and exercises for comprehension
This reader is recommended for K-12 students.
La didáctica de lenguas de par en par. Diálogo entre teoría y práctica (Language teaching opened up. Dialogue between theory and practice) is a tribute to Ernesto Martín Peris, one of the people to whom those of us in the profession of Spanish as a foreign language are most indebted. If you did not realise it, you will find out why in the first few pages of this book.
This book is divided into three sections and contains the following articles:
I. Teaching and learning
II. System and use
III. Teaching strategies and professional development
This is the first book in a series aimed at training teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, and has been produced as a partnership between International House and Difusión. It is, without a doubt, a useful and rewarding book for any teacher of Spanish as a foreign language.
La formación del profesorado de español contains the following articles:
- From the provision of services to the creation of experiences: the need for a new framework for teaching and learning (languages) in the 21st century, Fernando Trujillo.
- Teaching how to learn, Encina Alonso.
- The learner's and the teacher's skills, Susana Ortiz and Geni Alonso.
- Grammar drama! Why language must be analysed in the Spanish classroom, Marta González and María Cabot.
- From activity to task and from task to learning, Berta Sarralde.
- Communicative language skills and activities: an instruction manual, Sonia Eusebio.
- The art of planning and planning with art, Antonio Orta.
- Designing materials for teaching and learning Spanish as a foreign language: 10 essential questions, Agustín Garmendia and Neus Sans.
- Cooperative learning and teaching of languages: a story of attraction, Juan de Dios López.
- Didactics discourse in the Spanish as a foreign language classroom: do we know how we talk when we talk in class?, María Vicenta González.
- Instructions for Spanish as a foreign language, Daniel Cassany.
- The role of technology in the classroom: on interaction and digital action, Francisco Herrera.
- Exploring the emotional side of Spanish as a foreign language teaching, Jane Arnold.
Also available in a digital edition for Kindle.
Cuadernos de didáctica is a collection aimed at training teachers of Spanish as a foreign language and has been produced as a partnership between International House and Difusión. It is, without doubt, a useful and rewarding book for any teacher of Spanish as a foreign language.
This title in the collection is made up of the following sections:
SECTION I- CLASSROOMS, Begoña Montmany, Jaume Muntal, Geni Alonso, Marta González.
SECTION II: SITUATIONS AND
DYNAMICS, María Cabot Cardoso, Anna Méndez, Carmen Soriano Escolar, Mila Sánchez, Amanda Canals and Susana Ortiz Pérez.
SECTION III: STUDENTS, Sonia Eusebio and Anabel de Dios.
SECTION IV: TEACHERS, Juan de Dios López, José Luis Álvarez
and Antonio Orta.
SECTION V: RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTS, Francisco Herrera, Alejandro Tinoco
and Isabel Altamirano.
Also available in a digital edition for Kindle.