Product Description: A superb guide for learning Chinese. Suitable for young and adult beginners. Selling very well since it was published in 2004. Fast and easy to learn systematic, effective and interesting.

READ AND SPEAK LANGUAGES FOR BEGINNERS Basics made easy--and fun! Extraordinarily accessible and highly effective, Read and Speak Languages for Beginners guides make it easier than ever for English-speaking language learners to master the basics of three particularly difficult languages--Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese. Using a variety of ingenious educational tools that instruct as they entertain, these unique beginners' guides help learners conquer the difficulties presented by script as they master basic conversational sentence structures. Ideal for tourists and business travelers, the books are organized around the seven key areas of everyday life--names and nationality; naming objects; positions and places; describing possessions; appearances; family; and jobs and workplaces--and feature: Clear explanations of how basic phrases are used for practical communication Entertaining activities, games, and puzzles Illustrated flash cards that help in the memorization of key phrases A 60-minute CD, featuring speaking and listening exercises and audio games

Product Description: This effective, easy-to-use, and enjoyable aid to learning Mandarin will appeal to language students of all ages. Fifteen thematic scenes each depict a common topic:Picnic ClassroomOn the Farm Living RoomMy Town BathroomAt the Zoo KitchenAt the Park At DinnerVehicles SupermarketGirl's Bedroom At the BeachBoy's BedroomEach scene contains dozens of familiar objects (household items, clothing, foods, furniture, people, and animals)...read more

When little Xiao Ming and his friends take a trip to a farm on a beautiful autumn day, he can't wait to show everyone the ten Chinese characters he has just learned, and his friends are just as excited to see them.

Product Description: This handy, topic-based dictionary covers a broad range of vocabulary in romanized Mandarin Chinese (pinyin) and English that beginning students need to know.