Mandarin for Kids Set 2: Beginner Chinese Readers Box Set – 10 Simple Readers with Online Audio | More Everyday Words & Phrases | 3-8 years by Language Together

Is anyone else having a hard time with the QR code? We love the books and read them all the time but now the QR code no longer words and have not been able to access the sound for over two weeks. Reached out to the company and have not heard back.UPDATE: They responded after I found an email on their website as they never got back to me through their contact page. I was given new links to use while they figure out what the issue with the sound files are.

If you (adults and children) are interested in learning conversational Mandarin, these books are a good starting point. My 3-year old grandaughter flicks through these books with the help of the downloaded audio (clear pronounciation) and after maybe 10 repeats she knows when I've played the wrong audio! A ding! signals when to read the next page or turn the page. The drawings are lively and the humorous storyline keeps her interested. Each story has a theme (e.g. a picnic, putting on the proper clothes before going out to play in the snow etc) and sentences are repeated but with different objects and situations inserted. A teaching guide is included which is helpful. This series is an excellent starter for non-Mandarin speakers looking at familiarising themselves with this tonal language. Getting the tones correct is crucial if you want to say the right thing in Mandarin! I bought the two sets.

I am interested in using the book to teach elementary Chinese. It looks good for the grade level of my students.

This was given as a gift.

Absolutely love these books. My 3.5 year old doesn’t like Chinese story books but with these he’ll ask for over and over.Short, simple stories with illustration he can relate to. Simple sentences with repetition makes learning a 2nd language that much easier. Hanyu pinyin and English translation (proper translation, not rubbish literal translation that makes zero sense) for adults who aren’t that fluent or confident speaking/reading Chinese.Very happy with this purchase!

All what I imagined for my beginner kid needs to start reading. Pin Yin, characters and translation. Catchy stories, repetitive sentences. Perfect indeed. Need more of such books pleeease 🙏