In these texts gathered for the schoolchildren of the Philippines, José Rizal tells his own life: his childhood in Calamba, on the shore of a large lake, his mother teaching him to read in the evenings, the strict school in Biñan, then his success at college in Manila. Other pages tell of his travels, from Japan to England, and of his exile in Dapitan.
We get to know the national hero of the Philippines from the inside, with proverbs, riddles and a legend from his country as well.
Written in simple sentences, this little book is easy to read in the language you are learning.
