Madrid

MADRID

Madrid is the capital city of Spain, and it’s located in the center of the Iberian Peninsula.

It’s a cosmopolitan city which combines the most modern buildings a huge cultural heritage, legated from years of thrilling history.

In Madrid you can find different kinds of entertainment: There are some museums such as Reina Sofia, Thyssen and the most important one, El Prado. You can also see some historical buildings such as “El Palacio Real”. If you go to Madrid a visit to the emblematic parks and squares such as the “Plaza Mayor” and “El Retiro” is a must.

THE CENTER OF MADRID: “PUERTA DEL SOL”

La Puerta Del Sol is one of the most popular and busiest places in Madrid. This is the center of the radial network of Spanish roads, that is, it shows the km 0. Moreover, it contains the famous clock which marks the traditional eating of the twelve grapes in New Year.

“El Oso y El Madroño”

It is the most famous symbol of Madrid and it has been the emblem of the city from the middle Ages. It is a 20 ton statue of a bear eating fruits from a tree.

"EL RETIRO”

El Retiro is the most important park in Madrid since it was opened in 1868. Here, there are many zones to visit and activities to enjoy with; since going for a walk to have a nice trip on boat.

Here, you can find different zones or areas, the busiest one is THE POND , were you can rent a boat to go for a rowing trip in the pond with your friends or, as it’s very typical, with your boyfriend or girlfriend.

“LA GRAN VÍA”

Gran Vía, without any doubts is the most important street of Madrid, where you can find many people at any time of the day. Some time ago, when it was full of cinemas and theatres, it was known as Madrid’s Broadway.

PRADO MUSEUM

The Prado Museum is the most important museum not only of Madrid, but also of Spain. It was founded by King Ferdinand VII in 1819. Here we can find the largest collection of Velázquez, Goya and Rubens in the world. It includes several of the great masterpieces of European painting, such as “El caballero de la mano en el pecho” by El Greco, Velázquez’s Meninas, and “The Second of May 1808” by Goya.

It also includes collections of ancient sculpture, decorative arts, drawings, photographs…

          

Wonder

BOOK INFORMATION:

Title: Wonder

Spanish title: La lección de August

Author: R. J Palacio

Nº pages: 320/420

Editorial: Nube de tinta

Approximate price: 14,95€

Spanish SBN: 9788415594024

 

My name is August.

I won’t describe what I look like.

Whatever you’re thinking,

It’s probably worse.

“Has the power to move hearts and change minds” – Guardian

“It’s well writing, engaging, and so much fun to read that the pages almost turn themselves. More than that, Wonder touches the heart in the most life-affirming, unexpected way, delivering in August Pullman a character whom readers will remember forever. Do yourself a favour and read this book – your life will be better for it” – Nicholas Sparks

“A powerful read… Likely to become a huge hit with readers of all ages” - Stylist

August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school until now. He started 5^th grade at Beecher Prep where nobody had ever seen anything similar to August’s face and this makes more difficult his adaptation.

In this book you can find how difficult the life is when you are a bit different from the rest of the people. You instantly love August, he is a really sweet and cute boy, he is normal but only a few people can see the real August under his face

I don’t want to say so much about this book because I think that its real secret is hidden under its reading and so discover the hard of the life and obviously, think about bullying in the schools. I believe that this story would be perfect for our classes.