Book: Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes by Lydia Lin

categories: Book, Chinese Language Book, Learn Chinese Grammar, Beginning Chinese, Learn Mandarin Chinese, Chinese Characters, Simplified Chinese Characters, Learn Chinese Words, Chinese Pinyin, Learn Chinese

Lydia Lin

about this book: "Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes" is a Chinese language instruction book written for English-speaking people who are looking for a book to get them started in learning Mandarin Chinese and also give them a good understanding of the language rules so they may be able to form their own sentences. As the tile suggests, the book employs many rhymes and songs to illustrate the usage of words and expressions. It provides an Internet link for downloading all the audio files for the associated Chinese text and songs. Rich in anecdotes and cultural bits of information, this book is a fun read for the general reader. It will also serve well as an interesting supplemental instruction material for a standard Chinese language instruction class. While singing the songs or reciting the rhymes, you will forget the fear of learning a new language. The Chinese words and sentences in the songs and rhymes will stick to you just like the English songs you have learned before.