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Dragon Island is a wonderful book for English-speaking children who are learning to read Chinese. It tells the story of Amy, a young girl who travels with her cat to Dragon Island, meeting three magical dragons and helping them solve a problem. The story is told in pictures, with accompanying text in simplified Chinese characters, pinyin, and English. There is a complete glossary in the back of the book, and a complete audiobook is available on YouTube...
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China has a long and splendid history of jiu, which can be translated as "wine" or as "liquor." China has many ethnic groups with different time-honored customs and traditions, and their differences extend to their relationships to wine. The culture of wine is an integral part of local folk customs with regional variations and wine plays an irreplaceable role in public rituals, ceremonies, banquets, and social functions.
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Three stories, three lives, three journeys to find a place called home. Cheung Wing is escaping from war, Mei Lan's had enough of the potato peeler, and Yi Di wants the impossible – her parents' approval. Award-winning writer Mary Cooper and multilingual collaborator M W Sun have woven together stories of love and loss, struggle and survival into a powerful drama. Blending English, Mandarin and Cantonese, From Shore to Shore tells the untold stories...
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Chinese English Bilingual Children's Book. Perfect for kids learning English or Chinese as their second language.What is friendship? Join three good friends as they discover what real friendship means. They start a race, but decide to finish it together, helping a friend who got in trouble. This book will teach children positive friendship skills like sharing, supporting, and helping each other.