El pequeño ángel de Colombia: Spanish Easy Reader

Por Veronica Moscoso

If you're looking for a story about empathy that inspires and warms your heart, EL PEQUEÑO ÁNGEL DE COLOMBIA is a must. This novella tells the extraordinary true story of Albeiro Vargas, a Colombian boy famous for his magnificent humanitarian work. Albeiro proves an individual can bring about change entirely on his own.

SUMMARY Albeiro is only seven when he befriends his elderly neighbors. He finds out that they are in desperate need for help. So he uses his exceptional abilities to hustle, organize, and get things done entirely to help the elderly. Each chapter of this story shows Alberio's achievements throughout his childhood. His dedication grows over the years and when Albeiro comes of age, he has fulfilled his dreams. His life is a lesson in humanity and perseverance.

This book is an easy reader Spanish novella for second level students. It's almost entirely in the past tense. With about 290 unique words and plenty of repetition, it tells a 2,980-word story. A special feature of this novella is that usted is used a lot. This is the way everyone speaks in Bucaramanga, Colombia, where this story takes place. A full glossary for each of the nine chapters is included, and photos document this inspiring true story in each chapter.

The story is based on interviews, videos, books, and the testimony of Albeiro Vargas himself. Part of every purchase of this book will support FAVAC (Fundación Albeiro Vargas y Ángeles Custodios).

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Veromundo
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 20 may 2022
• ISBN: 9798215819203

Veronica Moscoso

Verónica Moscoso is an award-winning filmmaker, author and journalist. Throughout her life, Verónica has also worked as a language teacher. In 2011, Verónica earned a masters degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her thesis A Wild Idea, is a short documentary film screening in more than 30 film festivals around the world and receiving eight awards of merit and distinction. This movie remains as a significant contribution to understanding one of the most dramatic environmental initiatives to date. She is the published author of the following books: Historias con sabor a sueño a short stories’ compilation in 2001;  Los ojos de Carmen, a novella in 2005, translated to French and English; Olivia y los monos, a novella in 2018; El rey Arthur, and Halloween vs. Día de los muertos in 2020. She’s also the author of various published articles, photographs, multimedia, video and radio pieces, both in English and Spanish. Born and raised in Ecuador, Verónica left her hometown of Quito to live and travel in the Middle East and in South East Asia. She chronicled her trips through journal essays and photography. She now lives in the United States where she continues creating content. For much more information about Verónica, see her website: veromundo.com and to buy her books go to veromundo.store

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