Sing 'n Learn Chinese: Introduce Chinese with Favorite Children's Songs = Chang Ko Hsueh Chung Wen

This book and cassette introduces Mandarin Chinese to children the fun and natural way using many familiar melodies as well as native children's songs from China. Children will enjoy learning basic vocabulary and pronunciation through popular themes such as greetings, numbers, family, animals, weather, colors and more. The song book contains illustrations featuring Penny and Tommy Panda while the digitally recorded cassette has 22 vocals in Chinese on one side and music only on the other. The book also includes English translations, pronunciation guide, suggested activities and instructional guides. The Sing 'n Learn Chinese is the first of its kind to be released in the United States and it is also in use in China. The 23-minute digitally recorded tapes have a slightly slow tempo to allow for clear enunciation. It is also the only title with the lyrics in both traditional and simplified characters and romanized pinyin pronunciation system. No prior knowledge of Chinese is necessary!