Author(s): Zheng Li
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: BetterLink Press Incorporated
Language: English
Date Published: 2010-12-27
Dimensions: 190.5 x 213.36 x 7.62mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Edition, First Edition, First ed.
Illustrations:

By reading ancient Chinese myths in a fun story setting, kids will learn the meanings behind some of China's most famous idioms. Chinese language has a very special category of Chinese idioms called chengyu, a unique style of idiom always told in four characters. Every idiom has a fascinating story behind it, sometimes drawn from history, and other times told as a parable. With great illustrations and characters, this full-color book will be perfect for your child's bedtime stories.

Chinese stories include:



Getting Out of the Jaws of Death
An Attempt to Scoop Up the Moon from a Well
A Bird Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring
The Less a Man Has Seen, the More He Has to Wonder at
Waiting for More Hares by the Tree Stump