{"product_id":"album-9781133941040","title":"Album","description":"This best-selling reader is designed to transition students from reading highly controlled elementary-level materials to appreciating authentic literature. Written primarily in the twentieth century by authors from Spain, Latin America, and the United States, the 31 short stories in ALBUM appear in order of increasing difficulty. Many features, including generous notes and glosses and a range of varied activities, aid comprehension, encourage oral and written self-expression, and promote cooperative learning, as well as critical thinking about the selections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenjilian-Burgy, Joy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Joy Renjilian-Burgy is a tenured professor at Wellesley College and former Foreign Language Director, Mellon Instructional Technology. She has served as Supervisor of Practice Teachers of World Languages, for state certification for Wellesley and Harvard, and spends much of her time teaching at Harvard University Extension School as a Visiting Lecturer in Spanish \u0026amp; ESL.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eValette, Rebecca M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rebecca M. Valette is a professor emeritus of Romance Languages at Boston College and past president of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF).","brand":"National Geographic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873178161426,"sku":"9781133941040","price":162.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d94bf2bb-ca8b-4986-b4a0-8487654345e6.jpg?v=1737922587","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/album-9781133941040","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}