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"After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world's most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire, with literacy reserved for the elite few. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China's greatest and most daunting challenge was a linguistic one. Just as important as China's technological and industrial advances and political maneuvers was the century-long fight to make the Chinese language-with its many dialects...
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When twelve-year-old Waka's parents suspect she can't understand basic Japanese they speak to her, they make the drastic decision to send her to Tokyo to live for several months with her strict grandmother. Forced to say goodbye to her friends and what would have been her summer vacation, Waka is plucked from her straight-A-student life in rural Kansas and flown across the globe, where she faces the culture shock of a lifetime. In Japan, Waka struggles...
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Even though their dates of origin are millennia apart, the languages of Chinese and emoji share similarities that the average smartphone user might find surprising. These "hanmoji" parallels offer an exciting new way to learn Chinese--and a fascinating window into the evolution of Chinese Han characters. Packed with fun illustrations and engaging descriptions, The Hanmoji Handbook brings to life the ongoing dialogue between the visual elements of...
8) 1,2,3 go!
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An introduction to Chinese writing describing the construction, meaning, and pronunciation of simple characters used for a variety of words and the numbers one through ten.
10) In the leaves
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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.
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In ancient times under the reign of Yellow Emperor (about 2500 B.C.), people kept records by piling stones and tying knots. One day, Cang Jie, a historical official who tied knots to keep records under Yellow Emperor, unexpectedly made a big mistake. Feeling very guilty, he was determined to find out a better way for keeping records. He went back to his hometown to think it over for many days and nights. Inspired by the footprints of animals, he began...
12) The pet dragon
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When Lin's beloved pet dragon disappears, she searches for him far and wide until a witch helps her to reach the dragon's new home. Introduces a different Chinese character on each step of Lin's adventure.
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Includes "standard hanyu pinyin romanizations, compounds and phrases for vocabulary building, step-by-step stroke order guides, special practice boxes with grid lines, and lots of extra practice sheets." Also features "foundation characters for the HSK A level language proficiency test, over 500 words and phrases containing the basic characters, and English definitions."--Cover.
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"Kids will have fun learning the Chinese language with these engaging games. These structured exercises and activities teach basic vocabulary, pronunciation, parts of speech, spelling, and so much more. This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the standard Launchpad; Associate familiar objects with words in Chinese; Use context clues to enhance learning and reading; Interact with stories told in a new language."--