She Doesn’t Want the Worms! Ella no quiere los gusanos: A Mystery in English & Spanish
By Karl Beckstrand © 2011, Illustrated by David Hollenbach © 2011
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PHYSICAL book ISBN: 978-0977606528
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Spanish vowels have one sound each: a = ah e = eh i = ee o = oh u = oo. Every vowel should be pronounced (except for the u after a q [que is pronounced keh]). In Spanish, the letter j is pronounced as an English h (and the letter h is silent), ll sounds like a y (or a j in some countries), and ñ has an ny sound (año sounds like ah-nyo). Spanish nouns are masculine or feminine and are usually preceded by an article: la = feminine the; el = masculine the; una = feminine a or one; un = masculine a or one. Articles (and –s/-es after nouns) reflect plural: las = plural feminine the; los = plural masculine the; unas = feminine some; unos = masculine some.
Las combinaciones de letras en inglés pueden cambiar los sonidos por completo: ck se pronuncia como k, wr se pronuncia como r, ee se pronuncia como i, qu se pronuncia como cu (que se pronuncia como k), ai se pronuncia como ey, ll se pronuncia como l, y gh no tiene sonido en el medio y al final de la mayoría de las palabras. El sonido ch (de chico) se ocupa al comenzar palabras, en el medio, y al final también. Por lo general, no se pronuncia la e al final de las palabras. Los sustantivos en inglés no tienen género; sólo se usa the para la, el, las, y los. Algunas palabras en inglés – a pesar de escribirse de forma diferente – terminan en el mismo sonido (se pronuncian como si se escribieran igual al final): fleas y flees, touch y clutch, suit y cute, nose y knows y goes, dance y ants, toad y node y road.
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Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story
Crumbs on the Stairs – Migas en las escaleras: A Mystery
Sounds in the House – Sonidos en la casa: A Mystery
Ida’s Witness: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl
It Came from Under the High Chair: A Mystery
Mufy & Valor: A True Dog Story
Great Cape o’ Colors - Capa de colores (Spanish-English)
Why Juan Can’t Sleep: A Mystery?
Butterfly Blink: A Book Without Words
Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm: Not a Pretty Picture … Book
Arriba Up, Abajo Down at the Boardwalk
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Media professor Karl Beckstrand is the award-winning
and bestselling author/illustrator of 22 multicultural titles and
more than 60 e-books (reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The
Horn Book’s blog, School Library Journal,
ForeWord Reviews). Beckstrand earned a
B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations
from APU, and a certificate from Film A. Academy. Formerly a
technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, Beckstrand’s early work was
produced by small publishers (his first publisher died the day they
were to print his book!). Since 2004 he has guided Premio
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An engaging presenter and workshop facilitator, Beckstrand has experience in high tech, marketing & design, public policy, film & broadcasting. He teaches TV/radio/film scripts and Web content at a state college and contrasts traditional publishing with digital book publishing. Beckstrand is a volunteer English teacher to immigrants from around the world. His Y.A. fiction, short stories, kids’ e-book mysteries, nonfiction/biographies, Spanish & bilingual books (with ESL pronunciation guide), and wordless books feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. He has lived abroad, been a Spanish/English interpreter, and speaks on creativity. He enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time).
Beckstrand has presented for SUECON (education conference), Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, California's Capital Book Festival, Utah Educational Library Media Association, Called to Learn conference, Salt Lake City Book Festival, PCI Webinars, Utah Humanities Council, Profnet, Murray City Writer’s Workshop, Utah Housing Coalition, LUW, Midvale City Reading Program, Utah Office of Education, professional groups, and schools. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Border’s, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Apple/iBooks, Ingram, Kobo, LDS Film Festival, Papercrafts Magazine, The Children’s Miracle Network, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, Target & Walmart online, various broadcasts, and PremioBooks. Find: “Karl Beckstrand” on FB, Twitter, and https://karlbeckstrandblog.wordpress.com/
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“Entrepreneurship: Bless Lives, Make Money with Your Gifts” (includes Sm. Bus/Orgs/Ethics)
“Artistic Education - How the Humanities Enrich Us”
“Writing Scripts for Shows, Film, Ads & the Web”
“Writing for Media: News Stories & Press Releases that Get Attention” (includes communications law)
“How Diversity Enriches Everyone”
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Karl Beckstrand nació en San José, California. Vivió por dos años en Sudamérica y ha enseñado clases de inglés. Él obtuvo su título en periodismo de la Universidad de Brigham Young en Utah. Le encanta compartir historias--ha escrito ocho libros. Uno de esos es la historia real de una inmigrante que no hablaba inglés. Sus libros contienen actividades de búsqueda, de contar, o de cocinar. Muchos incluyen una guía de pronunciación en inglés y español. “Siempre intento incluir un mensaje de coraje, o del valor de compartir”, dice. Él ha escrito contenido para The Children’s Miracle Network, las revistas Biophotonics y PaperCrafts, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, el diario, TV, y la radio. Twitter: Karl Beckstrand, FB: Karl Beckstrand, Author