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Dagli Appennini alle Ande

From the Apennines to the Andes

Thirteen-year-old Marco sails alone from Genoa to Argentina to find his mother, whose letters have stopped. Edmondo De Amicis's best-loved tale from Cuore, retold in eighteen chapters of fresh Italian that climbs from A2 to B1. He crosses the ocean, sails up the Paraná, rides an ox-cart caravan over the pampas and walks to Tucumán, where everything depends on whether he arrives in time.

A2–B1 18 chapters 4,411 words Pro
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Chapters

  1. Capitolo 1: Nessuna letteraread online
  2. Capitolo 2: La partenzaChapter 2: The Departure
  3. Capitolo 3: Il mareChapter 3: The Sea
  4. Capitolo 4: Il vecchio lombardoChapter 4: The Old Lombard
  5. Capitolo 5: Buenos AiresChapter 5: Buenos Aires
  6. Capitolo 6: Francesco MerelliChapter 6: Francesco Merelli
  7. Capitolo 7: Il signor ZeballosChapter 7: Mr. Zeballos
  8. Capitolo 8: Il ParanáChapter 8: The Paraná
  9. Capitolo 9: RosarioChapter 9: Rosario
  10. Capitolo 10: La Stella d’ItaliaChapter 10: The Star of Italy
  11. Capitolo 11: Il trenoChapter 11: The Train
  12. Capitolo 12: CórdobaChapter 12: Córdoba
  13. Capitolo 13: Le carretasChapter 13: The Ox-carts
  14. Capitolo 14: La febbreChapter 14: The Fever
  15. Capitolo 15: SoloChapter 15: Alone
  16. Capitolo 16: TucumánChapter 16: Tucumán
  17. Capitolo 17: La notte più lungaChapter 17: The Longest Night
  18. Capitolo 18: «Tua madre è salva»Chapter 18: "Your Mother Is Safe"
What level is From the Apennines to the Andes in Italian?

It starts at A2 and climbs gradually to B1. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.

How long is it?

18 chapters and about 4,400 words in total, using roughly 1,000 different word forms.

Is it free?

It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.

Does it have audio?

Not yet. You can read it with tap-to-translate and sentence translations; narration is currently available on the Chinese books.

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