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290 Unique Words 7,700 Total Words Nonfiction Past Tense Genre: Non-fiction Level 1 GlossaryUnder ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of becoming a Major League Baseball player, but Felipe Alou;#39;s circumstances in 1955 were anything but ;ldquo;ordinary;rdquo;… He was a black athlete living in the Dominican Republic, and he spoke no English–not exactly a recipe for success in the U.S., especially during the height of the civil rights movement. This is Felipe;#39;s amazing (true) story of perseverance and determination to beat overwhelming odds and insurmountable obstacles to become one of baseball;#39;s greatest players and managers. Written in pass;eacute; simple/em.Copyright 2015. French. Level 1. 61 pages.Print Book: Softcover. 5 x 7 inches.The Audio Book on CD includes an audio recording of the reader read by a native speaker.span style=”color:#FF0000;”Listen to the audio preview(s) located in “Additional Info.”/spanCopyright 2015. French. Level 1.10 tracks. 74 minutes.Audio Book on CD: Audio CD.The Teacher’s Resource Guide on CD includes reproducible activities, quizzes, and supplemental readings; optional class activities; suggestions for culture/content studies; photographic slide shows; chapter-by-chapter vocabulary lists; and teaching notes.Copyright 2015. French. Level 1.Teacher;#39;s Resource Guide on CD: CD (PDF). Adobe Reader required to view PDF.div class=”row”div class=”row col-lg-3 col-sm-12″centerimg src=”//aedownload.net/teachersdiscovery/images/Fluency_Matters_Carol_Gaab.jpg” width=”150px”/center/divdiv class=”row col-lg-9 col-sm-12″p style=”padding-left: 15px;”img src=”//aedownload.net/teachersdiscovery/images/Fluency_Matters_logo_fullcolor.jpg” height=”70px”p style=”padding-left: 15px;”Quality is key to Fluency Matters/ President, Carol Gaab/–who is also a writer and editor herself. Carol carefully handpicks talented authors who understand CI strategies and who know how to write an engaging story. She painstakingly edits all materials to ensure strict standards, while making sure each story is riveting! Her stories engage even reluctant readers and learners while ultimately leading them down the path to language proficiency, because in the end, nothing matters more than FLUENCY–Fluency Matters!/div/div
