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Catherine Bruzzone

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Subjects
Published
Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series 2010.
Language
Chinese
English
Main Author
Catherine Bruzzone (-)
Other Authors
Susan Martineau (-), Liming Guo Barrett, Louise Comfort
Edition
1st ed
Item Description
Two wipe-clean flaps attached to p. [3] of cover. Flaps are used to cover the words or pictures on the right-hand page of each theme.
Physical Description
32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
ISBN
9780764145186
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-3-Featuring an ethnically diverse cast, this book goes beyond the standard picture dictionary to introduce children to Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. The versos feature a large, bright watercolor picture of a family dinner, a party, the zoo, the classroom, the beach, and more. Parts of the scene are numbered and described in sentences that appear in Chinese characters, Pinyin, and an English translation. The facing pages have two columns: one with pictures of key vocabulary words, and the other with the words in characters and Pinyin. The back cover features two "wipe clean" flaps so students can cover one column to test their language skills and write their answers with a water-based felt-tipped pen or marker. The Pinyin system is briefly explained, as are the characters, but the book incorrectly refers to them as the "Chinese alphabet." Some entries would benefit from some cultural explanation, such as the fact that there are different words for older brother and younger brother. Although this title will be most beneficial to supplement more formal Mandarin instruction, kids wanting to learn some vocabulary will easily pick up key words and will enjoy using the flaps to test their new skills.-Jennifer Rothschild, Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Oxon Hill, MD (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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