One Two Three (Chinese Edition): My First Chinese Nursery Rhymes (Frances Lincoln Children s Books Dual Language Books) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847805310 ISBN 13: 9781847805317

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2014

Synopsis

Yiï¿¿ï¿¿rï¿¿Sï¿¿n takes children on an exciting journey in Mandarin Chinese. There are more than 25 traditional Chinese songs and nursery rhymes to learn and love, with key words labelled and illustrated on every page. The guide at the back of the book includes information about how the rhymes are used and translates useful phrases. With a CD that introduces the sounds and rhythms of the language, children will enjoy learning and speaking Chinese.

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About this title

About the Author:

JIE MU gained a Masters degree of translation and interpreting from the University of Westminster. He has been working as senior translator for nearly eight years for the publishing, advertising and business industries, and is inspired by his young son. This is his first book for Frances Lincoln.

PATRICE AGGS was born in Michigan and moved to London in 1974 to study Fine Art at the City and Guilds Art School. Patrice has illustrated over 20 books, five of them for Frances Lincoln, including Un, Deux, Trois by Opal Dunn and Uno, Dos, Tres by Yanitzia Canetti.

Review:

"For appropriate family use the book is lovely and I'd also hazard a calculated opinion that many older children who are students of Mandarin Chinese will welcome this book as a brightly inviting extension of experience as an addition to textbooks and oral exercises"

• "YÃ?± Ã?â?°r SÃ?£n takes children on a journey in Mandarin Chinese with over 25 traditional Chinese songs and nursery rhymes to enjoyâ?¬Â¿ The accompanying CD introduces the sounds and rhythms of the language and along with the book, makes a fun way to start a very difficult language. The rhymes also give an insight into the culture."

• "Y? Ã?r Sãn takes children on a journey in Mandarin Chinese with over 25 traditional Chinese songs and nursery rhymes to enjoyâ?¿ The accompanying CD introduces the sounds and rhythms of the language and along with the book, makes a fun way to start a very difficult language. The rhymes also give an insight into the culture."

"For appropriate family use the book is lovely and I'd also hazard a calculated opinion that many older children who are students of Mandarin Chinese will welcome this book as a brightly inviting extension of experience as an addition to textbooks and oral exercises"

• "This book would be an excellent resource for Chinese parents living in an English-speaking country and wishing to help their young children to learn Mandarinâ?¿"

• "This book would be an excellent resource for Chinese parents living in an English-speaking country and wishing to help their young children to learn Mandarin..."

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847805310
• ISBN 13: 9781847805317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Aggs Patrice