QUIJOTE Y YO: Y El Pacto de la Duquesa (Intermediate Low "Pactos" Trilogy nº 1) (Spanish Edition)

LEARN OR TEACH SPANISH WITH THIS TRILOGY FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS"I am now attempting to learn a new language for the fourth time and these are by far the best/easiest texts I've used." Bri'anna M. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"An AMAZING resource!!! My daughter has taken Spanish in school for 2 years and was still struggling with the basics, now that she is working from these books she is making steady and impressive progress!"India Adams. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Level: Intermediate LowPerfect for Educators of SPANISH 3 & 4: Middle School, High School, College.Perfect for Tutors & ParentsPerfect for Independent Learners★Audiobooks availableImagine being able to communicate in Spanish—but actually. Imagine facilitating Spanish language acquisition for your students without them noticing, because they're having so much fun. You could be that person, with the help of Input Wand.Constanza Ontaneda’s Intermediate Low “Pactos” Trilogy will fortify a novice-high learner’s mental representation of Spanish. Each book has twelve chapters, is illustrated, has a comprehensive glossary and is suitable for ages 13+.If you teach through story and the Theory of Comprehensible Input guides your work, this trilogy is meant for you. If you wish to learn a language with research-proven methods, this trilogy is meant for you.Get it now!BOOK ONE Quijote y Yo: Y El Pacto de la Duquesa—Quixote and I: And The Pact of the DuchessANOTHER GREAT DAY IN EL COLEGIO DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA, WHERE THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD ANTONIA AND HER FRIENDS HAVE STUDIED SINCE THEY WERE SEVEN. THAT IS, UNTIL A YELLOW-EYED WOMAN DELIVERS A LETTER FROM THE DUCHESS OF ALBA. SHE INVITES THEM TO THE INAUGURATION OF A MUSEUM AT HER PALACE, AND “ASKS” DON QUIXOTE TO “DONATE” ALL THE SACRED INCAN OBJECTS THEY SAFEGUARD TO HER VENTURE. THAT HURTS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY SAFEGUARD A PAINTING THAT HOLDS THE LAST HOPE FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE INCAN EMPIRE.IN 1571 TÚPAC AMARU BECAME THE LAST INCA OF VILCABAMBA, GOT A PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF PAINTED AND MADE A PACT WITH THEIR SUN GOD, INTI, VIA A GOLDEN DISC MADE IN HIS IMAGE. IF A PERSON IN THE FUTURE CAME ALONG WORTHY OF RESTORING THE EMPIRE, THEY COULD UNLOCK THE SPELL INTI PUT ON THE PAINTING, BECOME YOUNGER, AND SPEARHEAD THE RESTORATION. BUT THE SPELL OF YOUTH CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH THE PAINTING AND THE DISC, WHICH WAS STOLEN RIGHT AFTER THE PACT AND HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN AGAIN. IT’S 1597 NOW, AND OFF THEY GO TO THE PALACE. WHAT AWAITS THEM? THEY FEEL HOPE WHEN THEY MEET A POTENTIAL CONTENDER FOR THE INCAN EMPIRE RESTORATION, BUT DREAD TAKES OVER AS THEY UNCOVER THE DUCHESS’ OWN BLOOD-CURDLING PACT THAT COULD GET THEM ALL KILLED AND RUIN THE INCAS’ ONLY CHANCE. WILL MAGIC BE ENOUGH TO SAVE THEM AND HELP RESTORE THE INCAN EMPIRE? WHAT ABOUT TRICKERY? HOW ABOUT A PROPHECY? Unique Word Count: 490 wordsTotal Word Count: 8000 wordsGenre: Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Ancient Civilizations (Inca Empire), MysteryEnthralled by language acquisition from a young age, Constanza Ontaneda studied eight languages formally—Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, Russian, German, and Quechua.She has taught Spanish, French and/or English to adults, as well as high school, middle school, and elementary school students for over a decade, and chaired the World Language Department at a middle school in Times Square.She holds a BS in Fiber Science & Apparel Design from Cornell University, an MA in Latin American & Caribbean Studies from New York University and an MA in Creative Writing & Publishing from Western Colorado University. Read more