Bilingual Book in English and Portuguese: Life of Basil - A vida do Manjericão. Learn Portuguese Series

Basil finds himself in a strange new pot and meets our other chatty little plants. They think they know some stuff, but when it comes to animals, they know nothing. One wild assumption followed by another gets them into big trouble. Next time they may not be so lucky!

This illustrated story is for bilingual children and Portuguese language students with a basic or intermediate knowledge who want to study a dual language text in English and Portuguese. For ease of understanding, the languages are displayed together mostly one or two sentences at a time. The aim was to make translation as direct as possible but always using everyday language of native speakers. Reading this entertaining dual language book will help you develop your knowledge of the Portuguese language. We hope you enjoy the story.