| Edition |
Second revised [edition]. |
| Description |
viii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"The first book of Chinese characters"--Cover. |
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"A story book by Sam Song"--Cover. |
| Summary |
This book makes Chinese characters very easy to understand and extremely easy to learn. In this book, any person who can read simple English will enjoy the interesting symbols and stories of each character in every page. Also, readers will explore Chinese culture and characters through explaining pieces of each character through both illustrations and the reasons behind them. The most interesting of all is readers will be amazed to realize that they could read and understand a famous Aesop's fable, completely in Chinese, after reading the book for only about 60 minutes! This book also makes a breakthrough for appreciation of Chinese culture and Chinese characters at the same time. This book is absolutely a "must have" for learners everywhere. It contains both the simplified and traditional characters. The book also has a Pinyin-Mandarin Phonetic System cross reference that is handy for people who know Mandarin Phonetic System. |
| Contents |
Two men and the bear -- The wind and the sun. |
| Form |
Recorded stories in Mandarin are available as audio files at author site for pronunciation practice. |
| Language |
Text in English and Chinese. |
| Subject |
Chinese language -- Readers.
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Chinese language -- Writing.
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| ISBN |
9781419686115 paperback |
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1419686119 paperback |
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