Easy Steps to Chinese for Kidsis a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b. This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, families and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. Each volume is provided with audio files, which can be obtained through the QR code on the back cover.
This is Volume 1a in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as family, parts of body, colors and fruits, etc. It can be used in the second semester of Year 1 at primary school.
