Provides an introduction to Chinese vocabulary words through a story in which Mandy and Pandy talk about different things they like, including family members, food, friends, the park, going for walks, playing in the water and in the snow, and going to sleep. Presented in English and simplified Chinese, with a companion CD.
Texts in English, French, Chinese, and Japanese are accompanied by the author's paintings depicting the plants, the animals, the legends--the many enjoyments of Stanley Park in Vancouver.
A collection of nursery rhymes translated from Chinese, including ones on lady bugs, kites, and bumps on the head. Also includes the rhymes in Chinese characters.
Zhang Yue, a girl from Beijing, travels with her cousin tovisit their grandmother, Laolao, in the historic part of the city and learns how to make Laolao's special dumplings. Includes a recipe. Presented in English and Chinese.
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, young Percy is sent to Camp Half-Blood for demigods like himself, where he gets into adventures, battles evil, and proceeds toward the prophecy that awaits him on his sixteenth birthday.
An introduction to Mandarin Chinese, featuring two-page color photographs, each on a different theme, with objects labeled in Mandarin, Pinyin, and English, covering family, clothes, food, garden, classroom, and other topics.
When the moon gives twelve tiny babies to a childless couple, the new parents take great care of their charges and eventually receive an unexpected reward.
