Pata Sucia is a clean fly who feels like a fly in milk among flies. She wants to become a bee. But the world around her doesn't always affirm her truth. Can Pata Sucia reinvent herself when she is stuck in the body of a fly?

This book introduces the Latin American proverb: ¡Mosca!

Level 1, written in the present tense with only 67 word families + 55 cognates

©2020. Spanish. Level 1. High school. 6 x 9 inches. Softcover, 88 pages.

SKU: 8B3053
ISBN: 978-0-9951-2155-3

Part of the Por si las moscas Collection
Por si las moscas is a collection of books written by Adriana Ramírez from Colombia and Margarita Pérez García from Venezuela. Por si las moscas is a collection of easy books for Spanish students. Each story is based on a proverb or a typical expression of Latin America and leads us to discover the richness of our language through fun and endearing stories where the main character is a fly. There are 5 books in the collection. The books are written in present tense with high-frequency vocabulary and with fewer than 150 unique words including cognates. They are a treat for your beginners. Get them all!
8B3050 - Cara de mosquita muerta
8B3051 - Soy yo, la mosca
8B3052 - En boca cerrada no entran moscas
8B3053 - Mosca, Mosca
8B3054 - Mosca en Leche

About the Author
Margarita Pérez García is a Venezuelan author of easy-to-read literature in Spanish for beginning language learners. Margarita holds two master's degrees in Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American literature. With 30 years of experience as a Spanish and French teacher, Margarita writes high-interest stories about Venezuela's natural beauty and diverse wildlife, natural disasters, and the human impact on the environment, combining conservation themes with myths and legends of Indigenous cultures. Margarita specializes in supporting struggling readers and learners with reading difficulties and has become a leading author of easy-to-read literature. You can find her on Instagram @mrsperezgarcia and on her website at margaritaperezgarcia.com.