Author(s): Zheng Ma,Zheng Li
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: BetterLink Press Incorporated
Language: English
Date Published: 2010-11-01
Dimensions: 187.96 x 213.36 x 7.62mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Edition, First Edition, First ed.
Illustrations: 48 Hand Drawn Colour 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:



Buying the Casket but Returning the Pearl
Drawing a Snake and Adding Feet to It
Grinding an Iron Rod into a Needle
Being There Just to Make Up the Numbers
One's Spear Against One's Own Shield
The Snipe and the Clam in a Deadlock
Playing the Lute to a Cow