Biblioteca
FAMILY BOOK CLUB – RECIPE OF THE MONTH (JANUARY): CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month «Stone Soup» retold by Heather Forest & illustrated by Susan Gaber… and also your homemade chicken noodle soup following Nanor’s recipe. Don’t forget to send us your testimonies to biblioteca@iie.es. You can also download it in PDF format. The Family Book Club pairs food stories from the American children’s
FAMILY BOOK CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (DECEMBER): PULL-APART CHRISTMAS TREE
We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month “The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas” by Laura Murray & Mike Lowery… and also your homemade pull-apart Christmas tree following Nanor’s recipe. You can also download it in PDF format. The Family Book Club pairs food stories from the American children’s literature with short “take home” recipes using food items
La cultura americana a bocados en las bibliotecas públicas de Madrid: American Cultural Bites
El Instituto Internacional siempre ha estado abierto a colaborar con instituciones afines y desde la biblioteca hemos hecho lo mismo en distintas ocasiones. Disponiendo del magnífico espacio de Miguel Angel 8 habitualmente esta cooperación pasa por utilizar nuestras instalaciones, pero con American Cultural Bites se le ha dado la vuelta a esta idea. El objetivo
FAMILY BOOK CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (NOVEMBER): STUFFING
We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month “Turkey Trouble” by Wendy Silvano & Lee Harper… and also your homemade stuffing following Nanor’s recipe. You can also download it in PDF format. The Family Book Club pairs food stories from the American children’s literature with short “take home” recipes using food items and ingredients from the text
FAMILY BOOK CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (OCTOBER): PUMPKIN SCONES
We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month “The Pumpkin Smasher” by Anita Bernarde… and also your homemade pumpkin scones following Nanor’s recipe. You can also download it in PDF format. The Family Book Club pairs food stories from the American children’s literature with short “take home” recipes using food items and ingredients from the text
NUEVO CICLO DEL CLUB DE LECTURA SOBRE LITERATURA ESTADOUNIDENSE
LO QUE CUENTA LA MUJER NORTEAMERICANA: CUENTOS Y NOVELAS CORTAS DE MUJERES EN LA LITERATURA NORTEAMERICANA Bien conocida y reconocida es la ya larga tradición de los géneros narrativos breves, el cuento especialmente, pero también la novela corta, en la literatura norteamericana. Tampoco hace falta insistir en la valiosa nómina de escritoras que los han
FAMILY BOOK CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (SEPTEMBER): GREEN EGGS AND HAM
We hope you have enjoyed the story for this month “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss… and also your homemade green eggs and ham following Nanor’s recipe. You can also download it in PDF format. The Family Book Club pairs food stories from the American children’s literature with short “take home” recipes using food items and ingredients
Recomendaciones del personal del Instituto Internacional para el verano: libros y películas
Las vacaciones de verano siempre han sido un buen momento para leer o ver películas y poner al día esa lista de lecturas pendientes que todos tenemos. Las recomendaciones son una buena manera de orientar nuestras elecciones y muchas veces, la mejor forma de descubrir autores y obras. Pensando en esto, presentamos las sugerencias del
FAMILY RECIPES AND BOOKS CLUB: RECIPE OF THE MONTH (JUNE): CARROT CAKE
We hope you have enjoyed the stories for this month “Oliver’s Vegetables” & “Oliver’s Fruit Salad” by Vivian French… and also your homemade carrot cake.
ENGLISH READING CIRCLE – SHORT STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “THE SWIMMER” BY JOHN CHEEVER
This month’s story, and our last of the 2016-2017 cycle, is John Cheever’s “the Swimmer.” First published in The New Yorker in 1964, this is perhaps Cheever’s most popular and heavily anthologized story, and it serves as a fitting close to our cycle. Perhaps Neddy Merrill’s journey across the swimming pools of his suburban neighborhood