Spanish+Storybirds

**Storybirds en Español** Here are our Spanish Storybirds. If you would like to read the story, just click on the picture! If you have any difficulties, make sure you are signed in to Storybird first.

See also [] || Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || A counting story for Halloween in Spanish. Count from 0-9 and then hunt for Halloween objects in the previous pages. || Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || A slightly more complex book about playing musical instruments written in Spanish. Uses TOCAR + Instrument and adds a frequency phrase to each sentence e.g. Toco el piano a menudo; canto los lunes.
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-30 at 18.03.41.png width="387" height="241" link="@http://storybird.com/books/de-donde-viene-el-yak/?token=8b63dfke44"]] || ¿De dónde viene el yak? by Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || A book about where animals come from, including some information about each of the animals in Spanish. Suitable for cross curricular use. Info from http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 16.51.00.png width="400" height="252" link="@http://storybird.com/books/contar-conmigo-en-halloween/?token=gyaf6s&utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book%20"]] || Contar conmigo en Halloween by
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 16.51.19.png width="403" height="250" link="@http://storybird.com/books/la-vida-sana/?token=uaycxj&utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book"]] || La vida sana by Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || A story in Spanish about healthy lifestyles, incorporating what you should and shouldn't do, some frequency phrases and a funny ending! ||
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 16.50.36.png width="401" height="248" link="@http://storybird.com/books/a-veces-toco-un-instrumento/?token=64gbyq&utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book%20"]] || A veces toco un instrumento by

Intended to link to KS2 QCA unit Yo soy músico || Intended to link to KS2 QCA unit Yo soy músico || by Laurie Dunn || //**The life and times of a cat called Gregorio. **//
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 16.50.48.png width="399" height="247" link="@http://storybird.com/books/me-gusta-la-musica-2/?token=xkzmgm&utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book%20"]] || Me gusta la música by Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || A very simple book about playing musical instruments written in Spanish. Uses TOCAR + Instrument
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 16.44.28.png width="410" height="253" link="@http://storybird.com/books/como-te-sientes-hoy/?token=wjfy3p&utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book"]] || ¿Cómo te sientes hoy? by Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || Talking about how you are feeling using ser, estar and tener. ||
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-29 at 16.46.38.png width="403" height="253" link="@http://storybird.com/books/tener/?token=pe4333&utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book%20"]] || TENER by Lisa Stevens aka Lisibo || A short book of phrases using TENER+ adjective in Spanish. Shorter than intended as it was an experiment using illustrations by various artists and I couldn't get the image bank back when I returned to complete the book :o( ||
 * [[image:los animales.jpeg link="@http://storybird.com/books/un-libro-de-animales/%20"]] || Un Libro de Animales by robeanne || Present tense, adjectives, animals. Please feel free to inform me of any errors! ||
 * [[image:Un_mal_día.jpg width="309" height="189" link="@http://storybird.com/books/un-mal-dia/?token=rn8t3u"]] || Un Mal Día by RhHa || **Someone's having an awful day! ** ||
 * [[image:Gregorio_el_gato.png width="290" height="177" link="@http://storybird.com/books/gregorio-el-gato/?token=qz6jxn"]] || Gregorio el gato

Oh dear, my Spanish grammar is too old and weak to tell you exactly what this story is good for practising. But even I know it's written in the past. But is it the preterite or the imperfect? You and your students will know and you can follow Gregorio's adventures //right// to the end. || by Laurie Dunn || **//Un día en la vida de Señor Dunn //**
 * [[image:Senor_Dunn_y_la_clase_8B.png width="284" height="174" link="@http://storybird.com/books/senor-dunn-y-la-clase-8b/?token=jwkte4"]] || Señor Dunn y la clase 8B

I really like how Laurie has used Storybird here to talk to his class. By adding individuals' names, he has made it super-engaging, drawing his students in.

I'm definitely making a class and lesson-specific Storybird for this kind of starter next week. ¡Muy cool! ||
 * [[image:mi_familia_story.jpg]] || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Me gusta mi familia by Alayna Grady || <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My Elementary Spanish I students are learning the family vocabulary. This was a thrown together story to introduce storybird.com to them as an extra credit option. I am also using this in my English Basic Grammar class.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> I am telling my LAH Division all about the storybird and how wonderful it is! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by John Connor || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//« ¿Qué hacen los animales en el invierno? Vamos a ver...//
 * <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:Hace_frío.png height="179" link="@http://storybird.com/books/hace-frio/?token=7cgjhk"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">¡ Hace frío !

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My first attempt, just to see if I could! »

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**Thank you**__ to the eminent John Connor for his contribution to this wiki. Much appreciated! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//The blue monster is hungry and wants to eat someone. Which one of his friends will he eat?//
 * [[image:Tengo_mucha_hambre.jpg width="288" height="195" link="@http://storybird.com/books/tengo-mucha-hambre/?token=xzex95"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">¡ Tengo mucha hambre !

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Likes and dislikes for primary and secondary learners, expressed in the context of food. <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I personally think this is one of Clare's best yet. The story builds up irresistibly and rhythmically to the perfect conclusion. Just like all the best stories! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> by Dominic McGladdery   || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//My first Storybird in Spanish (says Dominic) - he acknowledges the support and guidance of// Clare Seccombe //on this one!//
 * [[image:illmess.jpeg width="286" height="176" link="@http://storybird.com/books/como-te-sientes-hoy-2/?token=nm29t6"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How do you feel?, asks the Storymaestro. Once more, the killer punchline which school-age Spanish learners will love. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//Did you know all these strange facts about animals? Are they true?//
 * [[image:Lo_Sabías.jpg width="282" height="189" link="@http://storybird.com/books/lo-sabias/?token=zcndrv"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ¿Lo sabías?

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some frankly barmy assertions about animals from Clare! Fun, fun fun. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Barbara Harper || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//A Spanish story about family members, describing physical appearance and characteristics// <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This is Barbara's first contribution. It will fit the bill perfectly for able learners in their first year of Spanish or as a revision tool to introduce family and descriptions in greater depth for those in 2nd year of learning. <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I'm looking forward to more stories from Barbara! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//All about opinions of wild animals.// <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Practise the structure 'me encanta(n)...', along with opinion words and lots of new vocabulary for wild animals. ¡Muchas Gracias, Clare! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Written for beginning learners of Spanish, Primary and Secondary levels alike. A charming match of language to picture. Thanks, Lisa! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Aimed at Primary learners - KS2. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//For beginners in Spanish who are finding out about nouns and gender, and who are going to begin learning about plurals.// <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Aimed at Primary learners. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This is a lovely story which shows how well a dialogue can be created even with simple basic Spanish || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This is a short story to practise saying how old you are and asking someone their age. Also introduces 3rd person "se llaman" and "tiene" as well as 1st person plural "tenemos" to encourage thinking! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A way to introduce colours, particularly suitable for Primary Spanish learners || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Lisa Stevens || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A very simple Story about colours in Spanish. Now you have two colours stories to choose and use. Yay! || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Lisa Stevens || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What's the weather like? A simple story in Spanish. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Lisa Stevens || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A Spanish story about Eduardo's friends who are all a little out of the ordinary. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Lisa Stevens || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A story in Spanish about feeling happy and sad, angry and confused. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Lisa Stevens || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Animals in Spanish with lots of lovely adjectives to describe them. || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">by Fiona Joyce || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My solitary Spanish story so far. A simple story of a Spanish princess using language you would expect to find at KS2 or after a term of learning at KS3. || Un cuento en espanol sobre una chica, un perro y un chico.... ||
 * [[image:mi_familia.jpg link="@http://storybird.com/books/mi-familia/?token=hw6syf"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mi Familia
 * [[image:Me_encantan_los_animales_salvajes.jpg link="@http://storybird.com/books/me-encantan-los-animales-salvajes/?token=4zaybq"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Me encantan los animales salvajes
 * [[image:Qué_haces_en_tu_tiempo_libre.jpg width="285" height="179" link="@http://storybird.com/books/que-haces-en-tu-tiempo-libre/?token=rwpcae"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? by **Lisa Stevens** || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//A story in Spanish about free time activities - written in the first person.//
 * [[image:Qué_veo.jpg width="260" height="175" link="@http://storybird.com/books/que-veo/?token=8ygbkc"]] || ¿Qué veo? by <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//This is for learners of Spanish who are finding out about nouns and gender, and discovering how to use a bilingual dictionary. This shows them how they can be creative with just a little language.//
 * [[image:Nombres.jpg width="279" height="208" link="@http://storybird.com/books/nombres/?token=75jmxg"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Nombres
 * [[image:Hola.jpg width="270" height="187" align="left" link="@http://storybird.com/books/hola/?token=6gw7mw"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">¡Hola!
 * <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:Cuantos_anos_tienes.jpg width="273" height="147" link="@http://storybird.com/books/cuantos-anos-tienes/?token=67hmp2"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ¿Cuántos años tienes?
 * [[image:los-colores-2.jpg width="266" height="162" link="@http://storybird.com/books/los-colores-2/?token=jp2w3r"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Los Colores
 * [[image:Qué_dices.jpg width="264" height="169" link="@http://storybird.com/books/que-dices/?token=5qwds3"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">¿ Qué dices ?by <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Clare Seccombe || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Inspired by "What do you say?" by Mandy Stanley, one of Clare's daughters' favourite books. Helps children to learn animal names and sounds. For ages 7-9 years. ||
 * [[image:Los_colores_-_Lisibo.jpg width="271" height="164" link="@http://storybird.com/books/los-colores-2/?token=jp2w3r"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Los Colores
 * [[image:Qué_tiempo_hace.jpg width="267" height="163" link="@http://storybird.com/books/que-tiempo-hace/?token=qyynsg"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ¿Qué tiempo hace?
 * <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:Mis_amigos_muy_raros.jpg width="265" height="182" link="@http://storybird.com/books/mis-amigos-muy-raros/?token=ppanu7"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mis amigos muy raros
 * [[image:Como_te_sientes_hoy.jpg width="269" height="194" link="@http://storybird.com/books/como-te-sientes-hoy/?token=ya8dk9"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?
 * [[image:Los_Animales.jpg width="264" height="167" link="@http://storybird.com/books/los-animales/?token=3hycwb"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Los animales
 * <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[[image:Qué_voy_a_hacer_hoy.jpg width="269" height="184" link="@http://storybird.com/books/que-voy-a-hacer-hoy-2/?token=7654wt"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">¿Qué voy a hacer hoy?by <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Lisa Stevens || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A much more complex story: "What are we going to do today?" ||
 * [[image:La_Princesa.jpg width="266" height="189" link="@http://storybird.com/books/la-princesa/?token=hzhsq2"]] || <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">La Princesa
 * [[image:carlotta-gazpacho-y-juan.jpeg link="@http://storybird.com/books/carlotta-gazpacho-y-juan/?token=p8s5md"]] || Carlotta, Gazpacho y ...Juan by Anne Robertson || My first Spanish Storybird
 * [[image:mi familia.jpeg link="@http://storybird.com/books/mi-familia-441/?utm_source=storybird&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share-book"]] || Mi Familia by Robeanne || A story to explore language around families, possessive adjectives and adjectives. ||