Cover of Anna's Book, book 1

Anna's Book

With Anna’s Book, you read your first real book in a foreign language.

You choose the language you are learning and start reading in short, simple sentences. Over several volumes, the language grows with your knowledge, and Anna’s Book accompanies you until you can read ordinary literature for native speakers.

When you understand one page, you understand the next one too, and if you ever get stuck, the English translation is available under each paragraph.

Follow Anna as she grows up, and find your way into a new language with her.

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El libro de Anna · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Spanish with English translation

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Soy Anna. Tengo diez años. Vivo con mi familia en una casa. La casa tiene un jardín. En el jardín hay un árbol grande. Me gusta el árbol.
I'm Anna. I'm ten years old. I live with my family in a house. The house has a garden. In the garden there is a big tree. I like the tree.
También tenemos un perro pequeño. El perro se llama Ozzy. Me gusta mucho Ozzy. Es muy rápido. Juego a menudo con el perro. Lanzo una pelota, y Ozzy corre rápido detrás de ella.
We also have a small dog. The dog's name is Ozzy. I like Ozzy very much. He is very fast. I often play with the dog. I throw a ball, and Ozzy runs after it quickly.
A menudo me trae la pelota de vuelta. A veces no la trae. Entonces corro por el jardín y busco la pelota. Ozzy también busca la pelota. La encontramos, y Ozzy ladra.
He often brings the ball back to me. Sometimes he doesn't bring it back. Then I run through the garden and look for the ball. Ozzy looks for the ball too. We find it, and Ozzy barks.
Es un perro listo. A veces Ozzy encuentra la pelota más rápido que yo. Entonces ladra. Entonces sé: la pelota está allí. Corro hacia Ozzy y veo la pelota. Así jugamos a menudo juntos.
He is a clever dog. Sometimes Ozzy finds the ball faster than I do. Then he barks. Then I know: the ball is there. I run to Ozzy and see the ball. That is how we often play together.
También tengo un hermano. Se llama Mats. Mi hermano tiene catorce años. Es cuatro años mayor que yo. Es mi hermano mayor. Mats también juega a veces con Ozzy.
I also have a brother. His name is Mats. My brother is fourteen years old. He is four years older than I am. He is my big brother. Mats sometimes plays with Ozzy too.
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