Chinese Culture Active Learning Series Book 2: Chinese Myths and Legends

from the introduction: Throughout China's long and rich history, its people have produced many fascinating myths and legends. But what exactly are myths and legends? And why do we have them? In this volume of the Chinese Culture Active Learning Series, you will read fantastic myths and legends from the rich traditions of China.

Myths and legends discussed in this volume:
Pan Gu - Creator of the World
Huang Di - The Yellow Emperor - The Ancestor of the Chinese Race
Yao - The First Sage King
Shun - The Second Sage King
Yu - Conqueror of the Floods
Fu Xi - Inventor of Writing, Fishing, and Trapping
Nu Wa - The First Heroine in Chinese History
Shen Nong - The God of Farming
Yi Yin - The Wise Counselor
Meng Jiangnu - The Power of Love

Book includes teacher introduction and planning strategies, bulletin board resources and ideas, class discussion topics and projects, approaches to active learning, student information sheets, student activities, and references and resources.

Included CD-rom (Win/Mac) features story-telling in English and Mandarin (Chinese Myths and Legends), additional teacher tips and charts, more student handouts and activities, photos, internet resource links, and puzzles.

The Chinese Culture Active Learning Series is endorsed by Huang Youyi, Vice President of China International Publishing Group and Vice President of Translators Association of China, and Lin Wusun, Retired President of CIPG, Senior Editor and Translator.

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bloomington, IL and Beijing. OCDF Publications is devoted to ensuring educators and parents have access to high-quality, accurate Chinese culture education resources.

Contributors to this volume include Donna Breniman (West Lake Middle School, Apex, NC), Li Fugen (President, Dolphin Books), Dr. Jane Liedtke (CEO, OCDF), Dr. Jason Patent (Stanford University), Sui Hong (OCDF), Sun Xiaobing (OCDF), Georgina Van Dort (Western Academy of Beijing), Michelle Wu (The Spence School, New York, NY), and Megan Zaroda (OCDF).