China Tales: written by Australian front-line Chinese language teachers, this book series is designed for students from English-speaking countries with non-Chinese backgrounds. This set of books mainly focuses on the Chinese tales and customs that young people are most interested in. It tells colourful Chinese stories from a new perspective, as well as full of playfulness and imagination.
China Tales are are written in English by first-line Chinese teachers who understand Chinese culture and live in Australia. They have many years of Chinese teaching experience in English context, understand the actual needs of Australian primary and secondary school students in the process of learning Chinese. The books tell Chinese stories and Chinese culture in a way that is easy for Australian students to resonate. which help to break down the cognitive barriers of English readers.
Each book in this series tells a Chinese story. It is expressed in English. The language is authentic and concise, with simple sentence patterns and vocabulary. The content is in line with the actual needs of Chinese learners with an English background. The book uses original water colour illustrations, which is lively and has a “Chinese flavour”. Moreover, each book is equipped with a Chinese vocabulary list and after-learning activities, which may be used by teachers in their classroom teaching.
This series of books strives to show the characteristics of Chinese culture and customs through storytelling. It aims at learning through entertaining. A QR code is provided in each book for accessing to audio version of the books.
The main titles in the series include:
The Bad, Terrible Windy Day坏天气
Dumplings and Sandwiches饺子和三明治
How the Chinese Zodiac Was Created十二生肖的起源
Wu Gang and the Sweet Osmanthus Tree吴刚和桂树
Treasure Ships and New Worlds宝船与新世界
Jiao Jiao the Lucky Dumpling幸运的饺饺
A Present for the Emperor给皇帝的礼物