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Learn Portuguese: ORDER NOW for Fall Portuguese Classes.

This is for all the University Bookstores and Portuguese professors.

It’s very important that you ORDER IMMEDIATELY for your fall Portuguese classes.
You should order early because:
1) The publishers in Brazil & Portugal often close for the month of August.
2) Your order will arrive in 2-5 weeks, depending on how long the publisher takes.
3) Professors may leave town for the entire summer, and if they become hard to reach, it makes it difficult to adjust your order (if a book is out of print or new edition).

ORDER NOW by email or fax.

With a Hug,
Elena with Atlantico Books

Learn Portuguese: European Portuguese Books for Younger Students

Monstrecos/Little Critters

Language Fair in Newark (Elena on the left)

I went to Newark, New Jersey, to the Education and Portuguese Language Fair at the end of March. What a fun day we had in Portuguese! It inspired me to blog about books for younger kids who are learning Portuguese.  These are great young adult and kids books in Portuguese.

Most of these are from Portugal, but a few are from Brazil. Here are some Portuguese books for K-12 Portuguese learners and readers.

For very young children:
The kids in Newark especially liked “Está na Hora do Bacio!” (Time to Potty! Book with textures, like “Pat the Bunny”!) “O Livro do Tigre” (The Tiger Book), “Monstrecos em Casa” (Little Critters at Home) and story-books featuring the Turma da Mônica, from Brazil. Some more “easy-readers” for children include: A ARARA CANTORA, A minhoca, Um Dia de Neve & A Bruxa do Castelo (2 Stories in 1 book), A ema de sorte, O Cavalo Orgulhoso e o Burro de Carga & A Vida das Cegonhas (2 stories in 1 book).

Simple chapter-books in Portuguese:
I recommend the Teodora books, especially since the author, Luisa Fortes da Cunha (from Portugal) has been visiting schools in the Northeastern US and Canada this month. The Teodora books are similar to Harry Potter–they are a fantasy series about a young fairy, Teodora, whose adventures take her from Portugal to the Azores, and around the world to save us from the forces of evil!Check out Teodora e o Mistério do Vulcão (Teodora comes to the USA) and Teodora e o Livro dos Feitiços (Teodora in Brazil)!

Portuguese 2nd Language Textbooks for Children:
Salpicos 1 – Student Textbook & CD for children aged 4-6, just starting to learn the alphabet.
Salpicos 2 – Student Package (2 books & CD)  for children aged 6-9.
Salpicos 3 – Pack Livro do Aluno c/CD + Livro de Atividades  for children aged 9-10.

Learn Portuguese: Monstrecos! (little critters)

Mercer Mayer’s “Little Critters” in Portuguese! 
Paperback / Brochura  26 pages

Sinopse: Os monstrecos estão em casa. O mais velho dos monstrecos narra sua história de vida em família neste livro divertido e muito criativo, clássico da literatura infantil dos Estados Unidos. Monstreco fala sobre seus deveres de casa, seus irmãozinhos, seus pais, e seus bichos de estimação. Para crianças que já conhecem os “Little Critters,” este livro é uma ótima introdução à língua portuguesa!

Mercer Mayer’s “little critters” are at home.This classic children’s book comes from Portugal at a very good price! Your “little critter” is sure to love it.

“Hi! I’m Little Critter. I live in Critterville. I have a mom and dad and a little sister and a little brother. But I am the oldest. Do you have any sisters or brothers? I have lots of pets, too. I have a dog and a cat and a mouse and a grasshopper and a frog. And a snake and a bunch of fish and some turtles, too. Do you have pets?”

For very young children:

Monstreco (little critter)

Here are more suggestions! “Está na Hora do Bacio!” (Time to Potty! Book with textures, like “Pat the Bunny”!) “O Livro do Tigre” (The Tiger Book), “Monstrecos em Casa” (Little Critters at Home) and story-books featuring the Turma da Mônica, from Brazil. Some more “easy-readers” for children include: A ARARA CANTORA, A minhoca, Um Dia de Neve & A Bruxa do Castelo (2 Stories in 1 book), A ema de sorte, O Cavalo Orgulhoso e o Burro de Carga & A Vida das Cegonhas (2 stories in 1 book).

Simple chapter-books in Portuguese:
I recommend the Teodora books, especially since the author, Luisa Fortes da Cunha (from Portugal) has been visiting schools in the Northeastern US and Canada this month. The Teodora books are similar to Harry Potter–they are a fantasy series about a young fairy, Teodora, whose adventures take her from Portugal to the Azores, and around the world to save us from the forces of evil!Check out Teodora e o Mistério do Vulcão (Teodora comes to the USA) and Teodora e o Livro dos Feitiços (Teodora in Brazil)!

Portuguese 2nd Language Textbooks for Children:
Salpicos 1 – Student Textbook & CD for children aged 4-6, just starting to learn the alphabet.
Salpicos 2 – Student Package (2 books & CD)  for children aged 6-9.
Salpicos 3 – Pack Livro do Aluno c/CD + Livro de Atividades  for children aged 9-10.