{"product_id":"the-twelve-animals-of-the-chinese-zodiac-traditional-fables-in-chinese-and-english-a-bilingual-storybook-for-kids-free-online-audio-recordings-hardcover","title":"The Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac: Traditional Fables in Chinese and English - A Bilingual Storybook for Kids (Free Online Audio Recordings) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVivian Ling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeng Wang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYang XI\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve Traditional Stories That Children Will Love!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bilingual children's book presents a charming collection of folktales and fables on the timeless theme of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. All of these stories are very popular in China, retold and adapted here to appeal to young readers and children all around the world. Each story explores a moral dilemma that young readers can easily understand, and provides a gentle lesson that they will discover for themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twelve stories in this book include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"How a Monkey Was Doomed by His Own Pride\"\u003c\/b\u003e A monkey is rescued by a dolphin after a shipwreck but is dumped back into the sea when his pretense of being rich and famous is discovered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"What Kind of Music Do Cows Appreciate?\"\u003c\/b\u003e A master musician does not blame the cows when they don't like his music, but instead learns to create music that the cows will appreciate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow Do You Make Dragons Come to Life?\"\u003c\/b\u003e An artist obeys the emperor's command to add eyes to his painted dragons, but when the dragons come to life and fly away, it tuns out this was not what the emperor wanted after all. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnd nine other stories!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is intended for children 7-12 years. It is for young language learners as well as general readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivian Ling\u003c\/b\u003e has enjoyed a long career in Chinese language and literature, teaching at Oberlin College and Indiana University, and directing Chinese language programs abroad in Taipei, Shanghai, Kunming and Beijing. She is the author of many books on Chinese language education, including \u003ci\u003eThe Field of Chinese Language Education in the U.S.: A Retrospective of the 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e. With Peng Wang she has co-authored \u003ci\u003eEssential Mandarin Chinese Grammar, Chinese Stories for Language Learners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Bilingual Treasury of Chinese Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Tuttle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeng Wang\u003c\/b\u003e has been on the faculty at Georgetown University since 2002, teaching various Chinese language courses including Business Chinese and Chinese for Heritage Learners. Formerly, she was chief instructor at the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University, as well as a visiting faculty at Oberlin College and Brown University. She has co-authored three other books with Vivian Ling: \u003ci\u003eEssential Mandarin Chinese Grammar, Chinese Stories for Language Learners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Bilingual Treasury of Chinese Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Tuttle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYang Xi\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and illustrator combines classical and contemporary styles. She holds an MA from the College of Fine Arts at Nanjing Art Institute. While specializing in illustrations related to Chinese culture, she has an eye toward the sensibilities of an international audience.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 11.1 x 8.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695936049215,"sku":"9780804855945","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c9fe5fbce8b6334ce1d8fbd39dca7ee2.webp?v=1765005610","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-twelve-animals-of-the-chinese-zodiac-traditional-fables-in-chinese-and-english-a-bilingual-storybook-for-kids-free-online-audio-recordings-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}