Product Review

Brain Child Award Winner
Chinese for Kids Set 1 is a motivating set of first readers for children ages 3-8 who are beginning to learn Chinese. Developed with teachers, the Spot Color Immersion Method combines simple sentences, humor, visual cues, repetition and context in just one line of text per page to help beginners learn vocabulary. Children soon read each page by themselves until they proudly finish their first little book in Chinese, then all 10, an achievement that builds confidence and motivates them to continue learning. Kids learn the correct pronunciation by listening to the online audio by a native speaker. Set 1 features:

• 10 easy Chinese readers, each 16 pages with a simple storyline
• One line of text per page in pinyin with Traditional Chinese characters (Simplified variants incl.)
• English translation at the back
• Bilingual Chinese-English vocabulary charts on the inside cover
• Access to online audio using the web address/URL in the books (stream or download)

Each reader has a theme: Family, Animals, Clothing, Colors, Face/Body, Fruit, Numbers, Shapes, Snacks, Toys.

A perfect first series for beginning to learn Mandarin for kids in preschool, kindergarten and elementary. Toddlers and babies can listen and look. Illustrated by Geisel Honor winner Nancy Meyers.

Why parents and teachers love Language Together:

• CONFIDENCE-BUILDER FOR BEGINNERS. Mandarin can be intimidating but kids proudly say “I finished these little stories on my own–in Chinese!”
• APPEALS TO DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES. Visual and auditory learners easily learn words with picture cues and audio.
• CONTEXT. Kids lose interest in Chinese children’s books, workbooks and flash cards but learn naturally with a story.
• FLEXIBLE SUPPLEMENT. Used at home or for on-the-go learning. Complements any school or homeschool curriculum.

Also available: Simplified Edition (red box)