![]() ![]() Library of Congress Control Number: 2013951753Īuthor and Concept: ShaoLan Hsueh Bi*Ji!. ![]() įirst published in North America in 2014 by Harper Design An Imprint ofHarperColtinsPublishers 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 207-7000, Fax: (212) 207-7654 Distributed in North America by HarperCollinsPublishers 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 Fax: (212) 207-7654 For information please e-mail the Special Markets Department at. HarperCollins books may be purchased for educational, business. For information address Harper Design, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. ![]() No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Published by arrangement with Thames & Hudson Ltd. The story on pages 159-179 is based on Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf (1936)Ĭhineasy"" is a trademark of Chineasy Ltd, London (Illustration by Noma Bar art direction by Crispin Jameson © Chineasy Ltd)ĬHINEASY: THE NEW WAY TO READ CHINESE Copyright © 2014 Chineasy Ltd. On the cover: The character for 'fire', *. HARPER DESIGN An Imprint ol Harper CollinsPublisheni E-Book Contentīy S H AOLA N aj!i\_ with illustrations by NOMA BAR With Chineasy, readers of all ages will be able to navigate a Chinese menu, read signs and billboards, and grasp the meaning of most articles in a Chinese newspaper. Once you’ve mastered these key characters, you can practice your skills with three stories-a fairy tale, an Asian legend, and a contemporary fable-told using the radicals. In Chineasy, she teaches the key characters, called radicals, that are the language’s foundation, and then shows how they can be combined to form new words and even phrases. Working with renowned illustrator Noma Bar, she transforms Chinese characters into charming pictograms that are easy to remember. Breaking down the Great Wall of Language, iShaoLan Hsueh draws on her entrepreneurial and cultural background to create a simple system for quickly understanding the basic building blocks of written Chinese. With Chineasy, learning and reading Chinese has never been simpler or more fun. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Learn to read and write Chinese with Chineasy-a groundbreaking approach that transforms key Chinese characters into pictograms for easy recall and comprehension.Ĭhinese is one of the oldest written languages, and one of the most difficult to master, especially for Westerners. This book series uses simplified characters. ![]() After completion of this book, your child should be ready to move on to the next level (Kindergarten), will read more words and start tracing and writing Chinese characters! Each page also comes with a sound recording that kids can listen to by scanning the QR code with a phone or a tablet. Kids will learn through activities that they are familiar with, such as coloring, drawing, cutting and matching, etc. An ancient script is also used as an aide to help kids associate the meaning with each character. Most of these characters selected are pictographs or ideographs which derive from pictures. This book will teach your little ones to read 50 basic Chinese characters in addition to the 36 most basic characters that were taught in the pre-school level. Completion of Big Chinese Coloring Book at the Pre-school level (for kids 3+) is a pre-requisite for using the pre-kindergarten book (for kids 4+). Big Chinese Workbook for Little Hands is the No.1 book series recommended by teachers and linguists in the United States for kids to learn Chinese character writing.īig Chinese Coloring Book for Little Hands is a sister series that is designed for kids who start to learn the Chinese language at a very young age in an English-speaking country/region. ![]()
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