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"With useful tips, practice exercises, and fascinating insights into Chinese culture, Get Talking Chinese teaches you how to read, write, and speak Mandarin Chinese step by step. The accompanying audio app covers all the vocabulary in the book, helping you perfect your pronunciation and quickly get to grips with the Mandarin tones. Aimed at children aged 8+, but of appeal to beginners of all ages, it will teach you all the words and phrases you'll...

On a visit to a farm, Xiao Ming shows his friends the new Chinese characters he has learned by explaining that the characters are like pictures.

Explains how Chinese writing developed and demonstrates how to write seventy-five Chinese characters, using detailed instructions and examples.

A mother and son practice writing Chinese characters in the snow. Introduces the characters for ten simple words.

Active videos using song & dance to teach Mandarin Chinese.

"Simple text paired with themed photos invite the reader to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese"--Provided by publisher.

"Each spread shows a picture of the object, the ancient Chinese character, the modern calligraphy, and the word in English including pronunciation of the Chinese word"--Back cover.