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Summary: The Wizard es Magico.
Review: Since I had already read this book in English, I was bascially looking for something easy in Spanish to keep my skills up. The book follows the English version word for word. Some of the words they choose for translation I found a little odd, but all in all, es un libro que es fácil leer y usted va a gustarlo mucho. Lo recomiendo.
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Summary: This book deserves a better translation.
Review: The translation is very bad. Just a couple exampleS: in the original version, Neville's pet is a toad; in the translation, it is a turtle. In the original · In the original, the bank of the gringotts is managed by goblin; In the translation, this bank is managed by gnomes. (I haven't read the second one, so I don't know how the translator is going to solve this problem when the Weasleys have to de-gnome the garden, are they going to try it at the bank? Or the bank itself is a garden?)
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Summary: Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal
Review: This book is amazing. I read the book in english and feel in love with it. Then naturally I looked for the version in spanish, amazing the story those not lose a thing in the translation. Teachers should use this book for their students. Harry potter is an amazing kid who could teach us all a thing or two in perseverance, kidness and courague. Can't wait to follow the series in both languages.
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Summary: How can you miss?
Review: This book was excellent. The high school I attend doesn't have any Spanish classes past Spanish IV, so I am taking and independant study AP Spanish class. I am reading this book over the summer to keep myself thinking about Spanish, and it is increasing my vocabulary greatly. I understand more words the more I read. Since it is Harry Potter, it is fun to read and is not a chore. Everyone who has ever read a Harry Potter book knows they are impossible to put down, and Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal is no exception!
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Summary: Harry Potter y la piedra filosifal
Review: This book was excellent. The high school I attend doesn't have any Spanish classes past Spanish IV, so I am taking and independant study AP Spanish class. I am reading this book over the summer to keep myself thinking about Spanish, and it is increasing my vocabulary greatly. I understand more words the more I read. Since it is Harry Potter, it is fun to read and is not a chore. Everyone who has ever read a Harry Potter book knows they are impossible to put down, and Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal is no exception!
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Summary: Great way to practice other languages
Review: This is a great, easy, relaxing way to keep up your already advanced Spanish. It might also be a good way to greatly improve your intermediate Spanish. Keep a dictionary and a notepad handy for those new vocabulary words. Or don't. After a little while of recording new words, I finally quit and just read for the pleasure of it, deciphering words by context. Sometimes I grabbed the English version to check a phrase. That worked well, too. In short, for use as a language builder and confidence builder, I highly recommend this book to you. However, if you're hoping to comprehend the complexities of grammar, there are just enough strange turns of phrase in this book that I would say this is not your first source for grammar lessons.
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Summary: Muy buen libro para todas las edades
Review: Un libro divertido y entretenido. Desde las primeras páginas atrapa toda tu atención. Lo terminé de leer en menos de una semana.Lo recomiendo ampliamente para adultos. Tal vez un niño mexicano se pueda perder entre nombres de personajes en inglés. Pero que mejor actividad de convivencia para un papá que leerselo a su hijo, un capítulo por noche. En vez de ver televisión, e ir despertando así en el niño su creatividad, imaginación, interés por descubrir un tema y gusto por la lectura (pocas cosas!) Ojalá pueda ser utilizado como una herramienta para inicar a los niños y jóvenes en la lectura y despierte un gusto por la literatura, y no se queden en la lectura de cuentos (comics) o libros de texto.
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