Lucia lives in sunny Southern Spain. In four original audio stories, your family will search Marbella for the perfect birthday gift for her father, race to reunite her family before midnight on New Year’s Eve in Madrid, help Lucia, her brother Mateo and their abuela plan a surprise anniversary dinner, and spend a day with Picasso in Barcelona. Each story is about 30 minutes and made for kids ages 5–11. Every Spain set also includes 6 printables, two recipes and a full country guide.
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Lucia lives in beautiful Southern Spain, but lately she’s been feeling like Spain is missing something. As she searches for a gift to give her father for his birthday, Lucia rediscovers what makes her hometown of Marbella so unique.
Lucia and Mateo have a big surprise waiting for their parents when they return from their walk on the beach. It’s their parents’ anniversary and the kids and their abuela are transforming the living room into a fancy Spanish restaurant. But can Lucia stop her parents from eating at another restaurant without ruining the surprise?
Lucia and Mateo don’t exactly feel like going to an art museum, especially since they’re having such a great time in Barcelona. But they promised their Uncle Antonio that they would give the Picasso Museum a try. To make sure they have fun, their uncle arranges for a few surprises to keep things interesting.
Learn why families in Spain eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve, and how other countries ring in the new year. This part of the country guide also visits Spain’s 3,000 miles of coastline, explains the little squiggle above the ñ and introduces tapas, the small plates Spanish families share.
Did you know? In Spain, it’s Tuesday the 13th, not Friday the 13th, that’s considered unlucky.
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Meet Pablo Picasso, whose full name is famously long, and discover Cubism, the style he invented with Georges Braque. Kids can create their own Cubist portrait with art teacher Susan Garrison, in a lesson made just for Around the World Stories, then look closely at famous Cubist paintings with questions to talk about together and learn about flamenco dancing.
Did you know? La Tomatina is a festival in Spain where people throw tomatoes at each other.
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Two Spanish favorites to make together: warm, chewy churros and thick chocolate caliente for dipping, a New Year’s Day tradition in Spain. Each one comes as a printable recipe card.
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Print, color and play: a Spain map coloring page, flamenco dancer and Cubism fish coloring pages, a make-your-own-restaurant guide and both recipe cards.
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