Teaching Chinese at Home

[tamarind]

porcupine12trade:

I kind of agree such seemingly easy books do have some very difficult Chinese words. For eg １4只老鼠，i showed my 19yo cousin who is waiting for her A level results, there were couple of words she can't recognize. She did HCL in school and from NJC, so I was abit surprised. I myself can't read those words too so need to check dic.

I remember words like :

蹿 cuān
攥 zuàn

in picture books meant for kids below 5 years old : 阿秋和阿狐 and 提姆与莎兰系列. There are at most 2 or 3 words that are so difficult in each book.

I think that these words are probably commonly used in China, but never used in Singapore. I consider it good exposure to my kids

[windows]

tamarind:

可爱的鼠小弟 has excellent reviews from experts, and it is one of the best children's books in Japan and China. Parents should not deny their kids of the joy of reading 可爱的鼠小弟.

have been reading the series to ds since he was in pre-school, and now in pri school he is still enjoying them, despite having read many times. it's a good series to keep.

[tamarind]

windows:

tamarind:

可爱的鼠小弟 has excellent reviews from experts, and it is one of the best children's books in Japan and China. Parents should not deny their kids of the joy of reading 可爱的鼠小弟.

have been reading the series to ds since he was in pre-school, and now in pri school he is still enjoying them, despite having read many times. it's a good series to keep.

Both my kids read these books many times too, these books can make them laugh

[laughingcat]

tamarind:

laughingcat:

Hi Tamarind, PM you already. Once again THANKS SO MUCH! :celebrate:

Hi laughingcat,
You are welcome I replied you already.

Thanks Tamarind for the files. Seeing the pages.....I almost :imdrowning:. Guess I really need to brush my chinese first :faint:

[deardear07]

Hi Tamarind, mind to share the difference between the


http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20646032&ref=search-1-pub

and

http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20986427

im not sure what is the content difference...

[deardear07]

1 is 12 in a set and the other is 6 in a set but more expensive?

[laughingcat]

deardear07:

1 is 12 in a set and the other is 6 in a set but more expensive?

Hello deardear07,

maybe I can help. The 6-in-1 set published in 2011. Whereas 12-in-1 set published in 2009.

Maybe that explains why the 12-in-1 set is cheaper.

[phankao]

tamarind:

phankao:

[quote=\"tamarind\"]
There are words in these books that even Singaporean adults cannot read and need to check dictionary.

Is that so? But you know the words, right?

It is easy for me because I have been reading Chinese novels all my life. I know many adults do not even read Chinese newspapers after they stopped learning Chinese in school, I am referring to these adults. The majority of our P1 kids cannot read these books independently.[/quote]I purposely went to library and borrowed 3 of the 可爱的鼠小弟. Only found one of the 鸡蛋哥哥 and didn't think my 2yo would understand that particular book's storyline so well, since it's of the 鸡蛋哥哥 \"gang\".

My 2yo can read 100% of the 可爱的鼠小弟. I'd scrutinised the book first before showing him so that i'd know if he reads it correctly. It's too simple compared to the stories he's able to read now. So reading the story is just for a laugh, not to gain vocabulary. No need to check dictionary.

[ksme]

Oh Phankao, I think you have a gifted child over there. Congrats!

[tamarind]

laughingcat:

deardear07:

1 is 12 in a set and the other is 6 in a set but more expensive?

Hello deardear07,

maybe I can help. The 6-in-1 set published in 2011. Whereas 12-in-1 set published in 2009.

Maybe that explains why the 12-in-1 set is cheaper.

Yes it could be due to the difference between the published dates. I am guessing the the new 6-in-1 set may be hardcover. The 12-in-1 set are paperbacks.