Faye-Lynn Wu – författare

"Alphabet books that reinforce the beauty and importance of learning about many languages and cultures." —BooklistMy First Book of Chinese Words introduces young children to basic words and concepts in the Chinese language through colorful rhymes and beautiful imagery.It is a book that parents and young children will enjoy reading together. The Chinese words in the book are all common, everyday items, and the rhymes are informative and fun for children.The goal of My First Book of Chinese Words is to familiarize children with the basic sounds and written characters of Chinese, to introduce core concepts of Chinese culture and to illustrate the ways in which Chinese sounds differ from English ones. Teachers and parents will welcome the cultural notes at the back of the book and appreciate how the book is organized using a familiar ABC structure. Each word is presented in Chinese characters (both Simplified and Traditional) as well as Romanized Pinyin for easy pronunciation, and there is free native-speaker audio available online.With the help of this book, we hope more children (and adults) will soon join the more than one billion people worldwide who speak Chinese!

This beautifully illustrated Chinese children's book features classic nursery rhymes in both English and Mandarin Chinese. It is never too early to immerse children in foreign languages and culture, and exploring rhymes and rhythm is a terrific way to start. Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes presents forty vibrantly illustrated verses in both Chinese and English in a side-by-side format that encourages fun Mandarin Chinese language learning. This inspiring collection of favourite rhymes shows how the simple pleasures of childhood are universal across the globe. The rhymes and songs highlighted in the book include: Muffin Man Happy Birthday to You I See the Moon As I Was Going Along Hickory Dickory Dock And much more Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes also features Do You Know? notes throughout the book that provide even more ways to experience Chinese culture. A concise tutorial about the basics of Mandarin Chinese offers parents additional, useful information for learning moments. Native speakers perform each rhyme in Chinese and English on an accompanying audio CD happy, easy songs that will have you singing along in no time!