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The Great Race: Story of the Chinese Zodiac (Simplified Chinese, English, Pinyin) Kindle Edition

by Ling Lee (Author), Eric Lee (Author), Rachel Foo (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 143 ratings
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The Jade Emperor has invited all the animals of the kingdom for The Great Race. Which 12 animals will cross the river first and become a part of the Chinese Zodiac? Teach young readers Chinese through this retelling of a classic Chinese legend passed through the generations. Follow along in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English. Children, parents, and teachers will enjoy the beautiful, immersive illustrations and dynamic story. A free audio reading in Mandarin is included to help with pronunciation. Books are also available in Traditional Chinese.
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  1. Reading age
    1 - 6 years
  2. Print length
    37 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 1
  5. Publication date
    December 6, 2020
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Ling and Eric both grew up in the US to immigrant parents. While attending Chinese school was the last thing they wanted to do on the weekends, they now appreciate their early exposure to the Chinese language. When their son Wesley was born, they wanted to give him the same language opportunity so he could connect with his culture and communicate with his grandparents. They scoured the internet for bilingual kids' books and struggled to find well-illustrated books that had Chinese, pinyin, and English. That's when they decided to create their own stories, both to read to Wesley and share with other parents looking to introduce Chinese to their young readers.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08PV7BHYH
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7583 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 37 pages
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 143 ratings

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    As a Taiwanese-American born in California, I fondly remember summers spent with relatives in Taiwan. Less exciting cultural experiences were Sundays spent at Chinese school. When my son Wesley was born, my wife and I wanted him to have more exposure to the Chinese language and culture. Struggling to find a lot of great resources, we created The Great Race, a story about the Chinese zodiac that we both loved growing up. We hope to introduce other young readers to the Chinese language and culture through our stories. To learn more, check out learnchinesewithtofu.com.

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    Ling was born in Guangzhou, China and moved to the US when she was 4. She spent many Sunday afternoons attending Chinese school and now appreciates her early exposure to the Chinese language. When her son, Wesley, was born, she wanted to give him the same language opportunity so he could better connect with his culture and communicate with his grandparents. She scoured the internet for bilingual kids’ books and struggled to find well-illustrated books that had Chinese, pinyin, and English. That’s when she decided to create her own stories, both to read to her son and share with other parents looking to introduce Chinese to their young readers. To learn more, check out learnchinesewithtofu.com.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
143 global ratings
Beautifully illustrated story of Chinese zodiac animals
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Beautifully illustrated story of Chinese zodiac animals
This book retells the story of the zodiac from Chinese mythology. In the story, the Jade Emperor invites the animals to a race to see which ones will get to be part of the zodiac.The book is written in English and Chinese (simplified or traditional, depending on which you select) and Pinyin.The illustrations are cute and colorful!I think this will be one of our new favorites!
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Shannon Tung
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for children/parents who are learning Mandarin
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021
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I'm very happy that I came across this book. I'm not very fluent in reading Chinese characters, so the pin yin in this book is very helpful. The illustration of this book is also fun and whimsical. My daughter loves it! The book helps her learn new vocabularies and connect with our Chinese culture. It's a classic children's storybook that reminds me of Chinese New Year celebrations with the family.
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Dancing Quill
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022
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Bought this for my 10yr old son who's learning chinese. It's a beautiful book with clear illustrations. It shows the story in simplified mandarin chinese, as well as the pin yin under each symbol, and then under all of that it shows the english paragraph. So the pin yin lines up with the chinese characters, but the english does not. This matters for some people so I thought it worth mentioning. In the back of the book it shows the chinese zodiac with the chinese symbols and pin yin and english.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful story with adorable illustrations — makes learning Chinese fun!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
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What a cute little children’s book! The story is delightful, and the images are so adorable! I really like how each page lays out the combo of the Chinese, pinyin and English in a very simple way so I can learn Chinese easily!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful story with adorable illustrations — makes learning Chinese fun!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
What a cute little children’s book! The story is delightful, and the images are so adorable! I really like how each page lays out the combo of the Chinese, pinyin and English in a very simple way so I can learn Chinese easily!
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Simple Mom
4.0 out of 5 stars Follows the folkstory
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021
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The illustrations are wonderful, but not horrible. The translation is on spot. Great price for a home collection.
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Alina Shah
5.0 out of 5 stars Great bilingual book
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020
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I bought this for our niece who’s been taking Chinese Zoom lessons. She loved the story and illustrations and finally understands why the cat and rat aren’t friends. The pinyin is great for non native speakers to learn how to pronounce the Chinese characters.
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ksh1350
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect first book for people hoping to learn Chinese
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2023
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I bought this for my brother-in-law since he’s trying to learn a little bit of Chinese. It’s pretty rare to find a bilingual book that has the Chinese characters, english translation, AND pinyin and I think all three are important if you’re trying to learn to read and speak. Terrific book, really nice cover/binding with really cute illustrations, highly recommend!
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Vibrant illustrations and easy to read, even for beginners!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021
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My daughter loves the illustrations, so vibrant! Her favorite part is when the rooster, monkey, and goat work together to cross the river. I’m not a native Chinese speaker but the pinyin helps a lot. The free audio reading also helped us with pronunciation. Please write more stories!
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Asian Stories Library
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated story of Chinese zodiac animals
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
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This book retells the story of the zodiac from Chinese mythology. In the story, the Jade Emperor invites the animals to a race to see which ones will get to be part of the zodiac.

The book is written in English and Chinese (simplified or traditional, depending on which you select) and Pinyin.

The illustrations are cute and colorful!

I think this will be one of our new favorites!
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Asian Stories Library
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated story of Chinese zodiac animals
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
This book retells the story of the zodiac from Chinese mythology. In the story, the Jade Emperor invites the animals to a race to see which ones will get to be part of the zodiac.

The book is written in English and Chinese (simplified or traditional, depending on which you select) and Pinyin.

The illustrations are cute and colorful!

I think this will be one of our new favorites!
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from Toronto
5.0 out of 5 stars very nice illustration, simple sentences
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2021
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I like the pictures and simple sentences
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tiggerz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2023
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I love how this explains the great race. It's a brilliant addition to my children's library. I'm quite particular about the books we use I'm our activities at home and this is definitely a keeper
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"novakitty"
2.0 out of 5 stars Text missing and low quality printing
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 17, 2023
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Text was missing from at least two pages and images were quite pixelated. I went to the authors’ website to contact them and received no response.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Text missing and low quality printing
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 17, 2023
Text was missing from at least two pages and images were quite pixelated. I went to the authors’ website to contact them and received no response.
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Diletta.F
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book! Beautiful illustrations and quality!
Reviewed in Australia on September 3, 2021
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Bought this for my 5 year old daughter!
She absolutely loves it and we do too!
It will definitely become her new favorite book!
Illustrations are really well done and the price is fantastic! Very good quality too.
Quick delivery and love the Chinese to English translation so clever!
I highly recommend this book! Amazing buy!
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joanne
5.0 out of 5 stars Kids love it
Reviewed in Australia on March 29, 2022
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Great illustrations
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