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With the kids in their neighborhood, the Gómez brothers spend their days playing baseball in the streets of their town in the Dominican Republic. Omar and Marcos dream about playing in the major leagues in the United States. The two brothers are so talented, that a scout discovers them and invites them to play in his baseball camp in another part of the island. There they meet interesting people and learn about more than just baseball. Will they make it to the United States?

Con los muchachos de su barrio, los hermanos Gómez pasan sus días jugando al béisbol en las calles de su pueblo en la República Dominicana. Omar y Marcos sueñan con jugar en las grandes ligas de los Estados Unidos. Los dos hermanos son tan talentosos que un buscón los descubre y los invita a jugar en su campamento de béisbol en otra parte de la isla. Allí conocen a gente interesante y aprenden más que sólo el béisbol. ¿Llegarán a los Estados Unidos?
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Spanish audiobook now available!

To even further improve the reading experience, JMR Press has released an audio component to complement both present and past versions of Sueños de la isla. Read by a Spanish teacher from the Dominican Republic, the audio CD makes the story come alive by providing a model of authentic speech. It also helps students to focus on the correlation between sounds and letters, thus improving their listening and speaking skills.

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