Beverley Blount

Treasure of the Haunted Hacienda: El Tesoro De La Hacienda Embrujada Beverley Blount Spanish And English edition

THE TREASURE OF THE HAUNTED HACIENDA, THE FIRST PALO ALTO ADVENTUREThe books in the Palo Alto adventure series are written in two languages, (not translated but written by the author, B. Palma in both languages) to help the children of two adjacent cultures understand their differences and so that students can read them in the desired language. On the odd pages the story is written in Spanish and on the even ones in English. Haunted Hacienda is a mystery with historic basis in fact and describes children whose families lived tragic periods of upheaval and revolution. Children whose bravery, curiosity and imagination led them to stumble upon the secret of the ancient tragedy that changed their families'' futures and placed both families in their current financial difficulties. Eleven-year-old Juanita Reyes returns to the Mexican countryside to help her sick grandmother and is reunited with Pedro, her cousin''s stepson. They are joined by the son of the nearby hacienda''s owner who dreams of the past generations of his family and the former grandeur of Hacienda Palo Alto. A beautiful Spanish stallion and a tiny colt also figure in the mystery. The massive ruins of the great hacienda overshadow the outbuildings that have been her family''s home for centuries. The lives of the two families had intertwined during generations and the destruction of the hacienda struck both families with equal pain and disaster. The mystery and tragedy of the ancient hacienda attracts the children and leads them to discovering the secret the old walls had held for almost a century. EL TESORO DE LA HACIENDA EMBRUJADA LA PRIMERA AVENTURA DE LA PANDILLA PALO ALTOLos libros de la serie Palo Alto están escritos en dos idiomas (no traducidos pero escritos por la autora, B. Palma en los dos idiomas) para ayudar a los niños de dos culturas de entender sus diferencias y para que los estudiantes puedan leerlo en el idioma deseado. En todas las páginas nones el cuento está escrito en Español y en las pág