Did you know that pink dolphins exist? They do! These fascinating creatures are endemic to the Amazon rivers and are currently endangered.

When Sofía and Gabriel become a couple, everyone believes they are perfect for each other—everyone except Daniela. Each time she sees them together, a wave of sickness washes over her. Driven by desperation and obsession, Daniela seeks malevolent magic, setting in motion a tragedy that tears Gabriel away from Sofía. Will love triumph over envy and obsession? Can they find a magical way to be together again? What sacrifices will be made in the name of love, and what will be the cost?

El delfín mágico de la Amazonía is a magical realism novella that features pink dolphins in a tale filled with love, obsession, and mystery. If you enjoy stories of enchantment and fantasy, this page-turner is perfect for you. Set in an Amazon town—a land of jaguars where canoes are a common means of transportation and spotting pink dolphins in the river is an everyday possibility—this story immerses you in a community that deeply respects traditional knowledge, healers, and shamans. It provides a unique backdrop while offering rich insights into Amazonian culture.

Specifications

• 290 word families and 43 cognates
• total word count: 6,740
• 44 pages of text
• written in past tense
• Neutral Spanish with several typical Ecuadorian words and expressions. 
• setting: Amazon basin

Information for teachers

Written as an easy Level 3 novella for Spanish learners, this book employs simple grammatical structures in various past tenses, along with some present subjunctive, touches of future and conditional, and plenty of repetition. It contains approximately 290 family words and 43 cognates, weaving a captivating 6,740-word story. Challenging vocabulary is highlighted and accompanied by footnotes with translations on the same page. A full glossary is included at the end of the book, along with illustrations for each chapter.

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