Tonia Patagonia y la caja mágica: A funny adventure across South America in Easy Spanish for kids and beginners, with Spanish-English vocabulary, language tips, and cultural notes. (Spanish Edition)

Are you learning Spanish? You can read this book on your own!A funny and heartwarming adventure about a bold girl who crosses South America in search of a treasure that may not be what she expects.TONIA PATAGONIA is a story about courage, friendship, and discovering what really matters, written especially for young learners and early teens beginning their Spanish language learning journey.★★★★★ "Margarita and Patricia write fabulous books: funny stories, easy to read, great for all beginners and elementary students of Spanish!" — Massiel, Spanish teacher in Australia★★★★★ "Love the twists and turns! Patricia and Margarita did it again! Tonia Patagonia is cleverly written, and the language used is great for Spanish 1!" — Alissa, Spanish teacher in the U.SThe most important things in life aren’t things.Tonia Patagonia is orphaned and alone in the world. Her only legacy is a magical box that holds her family’s unique treasure. There’s just one problem: the box will not open.To unlock it, she must find seven crystals hidden across South America. She is determined. She is Tonia Patagonia, after all. And she is never cold, hot, thirsty, hungry, sleepy… or scared.She sets off on a wild adventure through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. From one scary surprise to the next, she learns that the real treasure is not gold or jewels but something far more powerful and nothing like she expected.Woven with humor and heart, this story is perfect for beginner Spanish learners who want to explore South America, learn numbers, colors, and useful expressions, and discover what really makes us happy.Written with an accessible vocabulary of 84 word families and 65 Spanish words that look or sound similar in English, TONIA PATAGONIA is an easy read in Spanish, perfect for beginners.So, grab your map and prepare to embark on a great journey!Learn Spanish with TONIA PATAGONIA!Reading is an amazing way to study the language. Learn Spanish the easy way.Learn Spanish through reading with TONIA PATAGONIA!What does this book give you?✓ Expands your Spanish vocabulary through a fun, engaging story that makes learning effortless.✓ Uses only 84 essential Spanish words, adding new vocabulary gradually to help learners feel confident and successful.✓ Features the most common Spanish verbs in the present tense, including: HAY, ES, ESTÁ, TIENE, QUIERE, VE, MIRA, DICE, VA, ESCUCHA, PIENSA and AGARRA.✓ Teaches all the key expressions with TENER, such as TENER FRÍO, TENER CALOR, TENER HAMBRE, TENER SED, TENER MIEDO, TENER SUEÑO and TENER PACIENCIA.✓ Introduces essential spatial expressions such as EN, ARRIBA, ABAJO, DETRÁS and DENTRO.✓ Introduces numbers and colours.✓ Brings Latin American geography to life with detailed political maps that follow Tonia’s journey through the seven Andes countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.✓ Includes a full bilingual Spanish-English glossary at the back so you never miss a word.✓ Features 45+ hilarious and expressive full-page illustrations by Chilean artist Ignacio Antonio Vergara Fuentealba that support comprehension and visual storytelling.✓ Uses a dyslexia-friendly font and learner-friendly layout to support all types of readers.✓ Encourages reflection on what truly makes us rich: love, family and friendship.✓ And yes… you will get to practice your Spanish R’s! ¡QUÉ RABIA! ¡QUÉ RRRRRABIA! Read more