writing

A biography of the Cherokee Indian who created a method for his people to write and read their own language.

An introduction to the characteristics of written and spoken Chinese with a discussion of calligraphy and instructions for writing characters.

An introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphics that traces the history of hieroglyphics writing, explains how it is deciphered, and lists hundreds of characters with phonetic values and meaning.

Discusses how to create eighty essential kanji for everyday use, with original manga artwork to help with identification and a pronunciation guide, kanji stroke order, English explanations, and a practice section.

Analyzes more than 1,000 Sino-Japanese characters and discusses their origins, meanings, pronunciations, written and seal form, and use.

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

Describes the different types of writing used in ancient China and explains how it is translated today.

A mother amuses her young son at the beach by drawing in the sand Chinese characters, many of which resemble the objects they stand for.

A biography of the Cherokee Indian who invented a method for his people to write and read their own language.