Adoptive Families

Daily Chinese Dialogues Card

chengtsu — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:07:03 +0000

Expand your Chinese vocabulary to 200 words and 100 phrases--while playing your favorite card games! These colorful cards are wonderful for learning Chinese or for learning English, and are the first in a series of new products that utilize a creative and effective character teaching system designed to make learning fun. *Chinese Language Cards present 54 separate question and answer cards for essential phrases you'll need to get around in China, including greetings, numbers, money, shopping, ordering in a restaurant, dates and times, asking directions, phone calls, and more. Both sets of cards can be used to play either language learning games (Go Fish, matching, guessing games, and number games) or any traditional card game. The character cards demonstrate stroke order for each character. All cards contain color illustrations, with writing in simplified characters with pinyin and English. Boxed deck of 54 cards.

China Magnetic Map

chengtsu — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:07:03 +0000

This bilingual learning tool is easy for little hands to use, thanks to magnets that hold the pieces down. The individual province pieces come together like a puzzle, and province names are in both English and Chinese. Perfect for language classrooms, and a great conversation piece to give to that dedicated language student in your life.

Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son

chengtsu — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:07:03 +0000

Kay Johnson, Professor of Asian Studies at Hampshire College, examines adoption, female abandonment, and population planning in contemporary China and their far-reaching consequences for families and children. The book combines serious sociological analysis and statistics with heartfelt personal appreciation of the consequences, as Johnson herself is the mother of a daughter adopted from China.

Korean Folktales for Children 9: The Faithful Daughter Shim Ch'ong/The Little Frog Who Never Listened

chengtsu — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:07:03 +0000

Twenty timeless tales from Korea written in clear, simple English and illustrated in full color by skilled Korean artists. Each volume contains two modern adaptations that, while remaining true to tradition, will capture the imagination of today's children all around the world. Bilingual: English and Korean. May be purchased individually or as a 10-volume set.

Individual Volumes:
1. The Woodcutter and the Heavenly Maiden/The Firedogs: ISBN 093087871X
2. Mr. Moon and Miss Sun/The Herdsman and the Weaver: ISBN 0930878728
3. The Lazy Man/The Spring of Youth: ISBN: 0930878736
4. The Seven Brothers and the Big Dipper/Hungbu, Nolbu and the Magic Gourds: ISBN 0930878744
5. The Ogres' Magic Clubs/The Tiger and the Dried Persimmons: ISBN 0930878884
6. The Snail Lady/The Magic Vase: ISBN 0930878892
7. The Greedy Princess/The Rabbit and the Tiger: ISBN 0930878906
8. Brave Hong Kil-dong/The Man Who Bought the Shade of a Tree (Adapted by Kim Yong-kol): ISBN 0930878914
9. The Faithful Daughter Shim Ch'ong/The Little Frog Who Never Listened: ISBN 0930878922
10. The Son of the Cinnamon Tree/The Donkey's Egg: ISBN 0930878930
11. 10-Volume Set: 0930878051

Korean Folktales for Children 6: The Snail Lady/The Magic Vase

chengtsu — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:07:03 +0000