{"product_id":"the-street-pomme-bilingual-9798235995857","title":"The Street: Bilingual European Portuguese-English Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA calm, immersive way to develop real European Portuguese reading fluency through story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Street: Bilingual European Portuguese-English Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in the B1 section of a structured 52-story reading system for adult learners who want to acquire European Portuguese naturally through sustained reading, not memorisation or explicit grammar study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross four interconnected stories, Ana begins a new chapter of her life after moving into an old house on Rua das Flores. What first feels like an unfamiliar place slowly becomes home through the people she meets: a neighbour behind a blue window who shares memories of the street, a small café owner whose tables become a meeting point for the community, and residents who come together to preserve a traditional street celebration. Through these encounters, Ana discovers that a home is not created only by walls, rooms, and furniture, but by the relationships, conversations, traditions, and memories that connect people across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writing blends clear, accessible European Portuguese with authentic Portuguese literary traditions. Sentence structures remain natural and readable while introducing longer narrative flow, richer descriptions, and more nuanced emotional expression. Meaning is carried through repetition, sensory detail, dialogue, and context rather than explanation, allowing comprehension and vocabulary growth to develop naturally through immersion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis B1 volume strengthens core vocabulary from previous levels while introducing new language through realistic situations involving moving house, neighbourhood relationships, cafés, Portuguese traditions, food, daily routines, personal memories, and community life. Each story gradually expands the learner's ability to follow longer narratives, understand natural conversations, recognise common expressions, and experience European Portuguese beyond isolated phrases or traditional exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than teaching Portuguese directly, the book creates the conditions for acquisition through reading: repeated exposure to useful language, authentic cultural details, emotionally engaging characters, and stories that invite the reader to continue discovering the people and places of Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for learners moving from intermediate comprehension toward confident independent reading of European Portuguese fiction, with greater fluency and vocabulary depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pomme Bilingual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235995857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pomme Bilingual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Pomme Bilingual","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997994365183,"sku":"9798235995857","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-street-pomme-bilingual-9798235995857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}