María José, a 16-year-old from Colombia, finds a beautiful mola among her great-grandmother's treasured possessions. The handicraft leads to the discovery of a family secret: her great-grandmother, who has lived her entire life in Colombia, was actually born to indigenous Guna parents on the islands of San Blas, Panama. Intrigued by this new information, María José, accompanied by her grandmother Lita and great-grandmother Yaya, embarks on an adventure to fill in the gaps in her family history. This leads her to the islands of San Blas in Panama and to Palo Seco, the former location of a leprosarium outside of Panama City. María José uncovers her great-grandmother’s past and returns to tell the story on the school’s blog, highlighting the importance of knowing one’s family history and how social issues can affect families.

This Spanish-language novel is included in Wayside's new EntreCulturas 2 Companion Reader Edition. It uses vocabulary and language structures that will be easily comprehensible to students who have completed EntreCulturas 2. Scaffolded activities for each chapter, included at the end of the story, will reinforce learning using all modes of communication. With essential questions, communicative and intercultural Can-Do Statements, a glossary, and more, La mola misteriosa is more than a companion reader—it's a seamless fit for EntreCulturas 2 teachers and learners.

La mola misteriosa is also a Comprehension-based reader^tm, making it perfect for supplementing the 2017 edition of EntreCulturas 2, as an addition to your classroom's FVR library, or as a comprehensible-input teaching tool.

Raquel is on the verge of turning 15 over the summer. All she wants for her birthday is a new phone and to celebrate with her friends, but her parents have other plans. They bring her to Mexico, where they celebrate a traditional fiesta de quinceañera with her family in a small village. The unhappy teen rebels and sneaks out to attend a party with her cousins. Through a series of twists and turns, Raquel comes to appreciate her time in Mexico and the traditional celebration with her family.

This Spanish-language novel is included in Wayside's new EntreCulturas 1 Companion Reader Edition. It uses vocabulary and language structures that will be easily comprehensible to students who have completed EntreCulturas 1. Scaffolded activities for each chapter, included at the end of the story, will reinforce learning using all modes of communication. With essential questions, communicative and intercultural Can-Do Statements, a glossary, and more, Los quince de Raquel is more than a companion reader—it's a seamless fit for EntreCulturas 1 teachers and learners.

Los quince de Raquel is also a stand-alone comprehensible input reader, making it perfect for supplementing the 2017 edition of EntreCulturas 1, as an addition to your classroom's FVR library, or as a comprehensible-input teaching tool.

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This Spanish-language reader is included in Wayside's new EntreCulturas 3 Companion Reader Edition and targets the Intermediate Low to Intermediate Mid proficiency range. It strategically weaves intermediate-level language structures into a series of compelling, true-life accounts. Even upper-level language students need repeated exposure to language structures in order to acquire them, so our intermediate readers maintain a high frequency factor of intermediate language structures to help learners acquire language and increase their proficiency.

Teachers can confidently use S.O.S.tenible with their students by the middle of EntreCulturas 3 without needing to pre-teach vocabulary. Scaffolded activities for each chapter, included at the end of the book, will reinforce learning using all modes of communication. With essential questions, communicative and intercultural Can-Do Statements, a glossary, and more, S.O.S.tenible is more than a companion reader—it's a seamless fit for EntreCulturas 3 teachers and learners.

S.O.S.tenible is also a Comprehension-based reader^tm that can also be used as a supplement to the 2017 edition of EntreCulturas 3, as an addition to your classroom's FVR library, or as a comprehensible-input teaching tool.

Life in Cairo, Egypt is anything but quiet. Day and night, Samir hears continuous noise, in spite of his attempts to ignore or eliminate it. Even his family is noisy! Desperate to sleep and study, Samir makes a bold attempt to escape the noisy city– even though it requires abandoning his family. He soon discovers that living without family in a constant state of ‘quiet’ is not as wonderful as he thought.

This Comprehension-based™ reader, Silence, s'il vous plaît, strategically weaves high-level language structures into a compelling story, which is based on high-frequency vocabulary. Wayside's novice readers maintain a high frequency factor of high-level language structures, thus helping learners progress beyond typical proficiency levels.

Émeraude is a tiny baby turtle who struggles against all odds to avoid the many pitfalls that she encounters between her nest and the sea. With a lot of support from helpful human and animal friends, Émeraude is ready to begin the long search for her mother. Join Émeraude on a perilous and exciting marine adventure!

The exceptionally low unique word count and high frequency factor (the number of times core structures are embedded in the text) in the Comprehension-based™ reader, ‘Émeraude, le bébé tortue marine’, make this an ideal read for very beginning French students. Each page is loaded with cognates (words that are similar in English and French), recycled vocabulary, and illustrations, which makes this read highly comprehensible.

Fifteen-year-old Nathalie Gauthier had reservations about her father’s new job in Africa, but little did she know that missing her home and her friends would be the least of her worries. She finds herself in the middle of an illegal bird-trading scheme, and it’s a race against time for her father to save her and the treasured African Greys.

This Comprehension-based™ reader, ‘Le Vol les oiseaux’, strategically weaves high-frequency language structures into a compelling story. Even upper-level language students need repeated exposure to language structures in order to fully acquire them; that's why our intermediate readers maintain a high-frequency factor of high-level language structures, thus helping learners progress beyond typical proficiency levels.