China Books

For language students of all ages - an effective, easy-to-use, enjoyable aid to learning Mandarin. Fifteen thematic scenes depict a picnic, farm, town, zoo, park, classroom, supermarket, and eight other settings. Illustrations within each scene portray people, animals, and things - each clearly identified by the appropriate word in Mandarin and in pinyin transliteration. Pictures can be coloured - which adds to the fun of learning! (For this item please quote stock ID 26124) ISBN: 9780486449111

This series consists of five volumes and is suitable for a short course of about six weeks. Audio compact discs also available. Short-Term Spoken Chinese is the revised second edition of Speed Up Spoken Chinese. (For this item please quote stock ID 25732)

Chinese Crosswords consists of three volumes (elementary, intermediate and advanced). This is the second title in the series. Chinese Crosswords aims to offer another alternative way of learning Chinese while having fun. Chinese Crosswords is designed around the concept of the English crossword. It consists of two parts: blank boxes in a grid and English clues. Learners are required to fill in the blank boxes with the words, phrases and sentences according to the provided clues. Unlike an English crossword, each box is filled with a character (or its equivalent in Pinyin) instead of a letter. (For this item please quote stock ID 25871) ISBN: 9780000000002

Chinese Crosswords consists of three volumes (elementary, intermediate and advanced). This is the third title in the series. Chinese Crosswords aims to offer another alternative way of learning Chinese while having fun. Chinese Crosswords is designed around the concept of the English crossword. It consists of two parts: blank boxes in a grid and English clues. Learners are required to fill in the blank boxes with the words, phrases and sentences according to the provided clues. Unlike an English crossword, each box is filled with a character (or its equivalent in Pinyin) instead of a letter. (For this item please quote stock ID 25872)

(For this item please quote stock ID 25916) ISBN: 9780000000002

These CD Roms are the accompanying materials for Chengo Chinese. Chengo Chinese caters to the needs of middle school and high school students learning Chinese. Published by Higher Education Press and developed with the help of U.S.-China E-Language Learning System, Chengo Chinese offers flexible methods of study, which is helpful to enhance the learners' abilities. Chengo Chinese provides vivid Chinese situations and unfolds Chinese customs and modern cultures from different perspectives, thus serving as a window to China. Choose from Vol. 1, 2, 3, or 4. Teacher's Manual also available. (For this item please quote stock ID 26367)

One of a series of five volumes for learning Chinese, with an emphasis on Chinese life and conditions. Estimated study time: 60-80 hours. (For this item please quote stock ID 27036)

This is the 4th Vol. Workbook of Easy Steps to Chinese series, providing exercises closely related to the content in the 4th Vol. Textbook. There are exercises for each lesson, 5 units of reviews and tests, and the vocabulary list indexed on pinyin. Compared with the previous three volumes, this volume puts more emphasis on the training of students? reading and writing ability, adds more exercise types such as ?Extension Reading?, ?Reading Comprehension?, etc., and the brief introduction of China as well. With items like Make Sentences, English-Chinese Translation, Write Words or Sentences According to the Pictures, Reading Comprehension, Write Dialogues Following the Example, it cultivates the students? language abilities comprehensively. The workbook is two-color printed. (For this item please quote stock ID 28844) ISBN: 9787561920008

Rats and cats were once close friends until the race that decided the rat?s place in the zodiac cycle. How were the twelve animals chosen for the Chinese Zodiac? And why does the rat come first? These, and other questions, are answered in this hilarious version of the Chinese zodiac legend. The breathtaking, colorful, ?paper-cutting? illustrations will captivate young readers as the rollicking characters leap out before their very eyes! (For this item please quote stock ID 29706) ISBN: 9781572270985

Mulan, unwilling to see her aged and frail father fighting in a war, disguises herself as a man and joins the army in his place. For the next ten years she shows remarkable skill as a warrior and becomes a famous general. Her true identity remains hidden from her comrades until the very end. Today, Mulan continues to be an inspiration to girls and women. She embodies the belief that, given the opportunity, women are capable of accomplishing the same feats as men. (For this item please quote stock ID 29707) ISBN: 9781572270923

Mandy is a pre-school Chinese girl living in America: adorable, happy, curious, energetic, and smart. Mandy likes to hang around with her friend Pandy, a wise but fun panda bear from China. Pandy combines the best that friends, siblings, parents, grandparents, teachers, and traditional Chinese and American cultures have to offer. (For this item please quote stock ID 29709) ISBN: 9780980015621

Mandy is a pre-school Chinese girl living in America: adorable, happy, curious, energetic, and smart. Mandy likes to hang around with her friend Pandy, a wise but fun panda bear from China. Pandy combines the best that friends, siblings, parents, grandparents, teachers, and traditional Chinese and American cultures have to offer. (For this item please quote stock ID 29710) ISBN: 9780980015638

Originally designed as a mission to collect tribute from neighboring countries, China?s massive naval fleet in the early 15th century stunned the world with its daring exploration, immense wealth, and military might. The unprecedented ambition of one of the world?s oldest civilizations has now come full circle and regained global attention. On the 600th anniversary of its virgin voyage, nothing is more celebratory than recalling the legendary life of Zheng He, the commander of that spectacular maritime parade. The authors resurrect the character with their faithful portrayal of Zheng He as a loyal and devoted public servant together with having an innate ability to lead and influence. The text overflows with emotions that are complemented by oversized illustrations lavishly depicting the magnitude of this historical enterprise. One can easily become as engrossed in the paintings as one does in the fast-moving events of the story. Through an open-ended treatment of a far-reaching Chinese connection in the world, non-Chinese readers will be able to visualize the authentic Chinese view of the rise and fall of the Ming fleet. Consequently, new interests and discoveries may catapult from this epic that all ages will enjoy. (For this item please quote stock ID 29711) ISBN: 9781572270909

What fate awaits a thousand-year-old white snake that travels from its sacred mountain to the human world, only to fall in love with a mortal? Such is the unusual beginning of this tragic love story, one of the most popular in all of Chinese opera. Lady White's marriage and selfless devotion to her beloved husband Xu Xian is considered by Fahai-the abbot of a nearby temple-as heresy and an abomination. Fahai attempts to separate the couple, and in a spectacular battle, Lady White Snake musters all her powers to remain with her husband. Although our heroine prevails in the end, time is sadly not on her side. (For this item please quote stock ID 29712) ISBN: 9781572270749

Magically born from a rock, our unforgettable hero is crowned Monkey King by his fellow monkeys after finding a sanctuary for them. Anxious to make the enjoyment of his life and his rule last forever, he sets off on a journey to find the secret of immortality. The humor and action of this first book in the Adventures of Monkey King series will surely delight readers of all ages. (For this item please quote stock ID 29708) ISBN: 9781572270947

What fate awaits a thousand-year-old white snake that travels from its sacred mountain to the human world, only to fall in love with a mortal? Such is he unusual beginning of this tragic love story, one of the most popular in all of Chinese opera. Lady White's marriage and selfless devotion to her beloved husband Xu Xian is considered by Fahai?the abbot of a nearby temple?as heresy and an abomination. Fahai attempts to separate the couple, and in a spectacular battle, Lady White Snake musters all her powers to remain with her husband. Although our heroine prevails in the end, time is sadly not on her side. (For this item please quote stock ID 29713) ISBN: 9781572270930

In the second book in this series, our show-off hero is determined to prove to the Emperor of Heaven that he is more than equal to any of the celestial warriors or ministers. Epic battles are fought, and eventually all the lords and ladies of Heaven must run for cover as Monkey King runs amok. The supreme Buddha is the only one capable of reigning in the rampaging simian?and he does it with the strangest of wagers. (For this item please quote stock ID 29741) ISBN: 9781572270954

"Are you the strongest being in the world?" the old mouse leader asked the Sun, Cloud, Wind, and Wall. The mouse leader is searching for the mightiest husband for his daughter, Someone strong enough to protect her and the village from the cat. The husband he ventually chooses for the daughter provides the perfect ending to this ancient Chinese folktale. (For this item please quote stock ID 29714) ISBN: 9781572270978