Fun with Chinese Characters 1

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Summary: Fun and easy to remember- great resource
Review: Finally a book I can use to learn Chinese characters at an easy pace with fun cartoons and explanations. The stroke order in each box shows how to write the character on your own. I found the sample words and a sentence to be also helpful. The preface in the first volume provides a good overview of Chinese. The visuals which are comical ao they help one to remember the meaning and the characters. The quality of the book is first class. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Chinese.

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Summary: Great find! Fun & Easy.
Review: Finally a book I can use to learn Chinese characters at an easy pace with fun cartoons and explanations. The stroke order in each box shows how to write the character on your own. The visuals which are comical ao they help one to remember the meaning and the characters. The quality of the book is first class. The preface in the first volume provides a good overview of Chinese. The third volume has the index list of all the characters from the three volume. I highly recommend all three volumes to anyone interested in Chinese.

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Summary: Light hearted approach to Chinese Characters-RECOMMENDED
Review: I bought this book to teach my 12-year old daughter basic Chinese characters. However, she and I really struggled with this book in many ways. First, the book, though new, looks dated. Many of the comics feature a "Fu Man Chu" type Chinese character in humorous situations (that weren't humorous at all) to teach you Chinese. In fact, as a Chinese American I found the character highly offensive and extremely insulting. This is not a character who is representative of a Chinese national. I was surprised at Master Communications/Infini Press' utter lack of sensitivity and inability to create a more modern caricature of a Chinese person.

Second, I found the book disorganized and poorly written. I don't know if this series was originally in Chinese, but the book appears to be either a poor translation of Chinese or written by a Chinese person with poor English writing and grammar skills.

While the book is an honest attempt at teaching a complicated language in a seemingly uncomplicated way, this book ultimately falls flat. My daughter and I would NOT recommend this book as a way to learn Chinese characters.

You are better off with more tradional methods.

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Summary: Light hearted approach to Chinese Characters-RECOMMENDED
Review: I don't speak, read or write Chinese but it is still fun to look at this book series. Bottomline is that this book is not just for Chinese learners. It can be read just for fun. It is fascinating to read about how the characters are formed. The series cannot be viewed as a textbook because they are not intended to be. It is also not for young children but my high school aged son was entertained by the book. RECOMMENDED.

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Summary: Makes Learning Chinese Characters Fun &Easy
Review: My family and I have enjoyed using Fun With Chinese Characters. This book makes it possible to learn the Chinese characters with ease. The visuals add a sense of humor which makes learning the characters easy to remember and fun. This book is a great resource for all ages interested in learning the Chinese writing system.

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Summary: Fun?
Review: My family and I have enjoyed using the Fun with Chinese Characters books (Volume 1, 2, & 3). The books make it possible to learn the Chinese characters with ease. The visuals add a sense of humor which makes learning the characters easy to remember and fun. This book is a great resource for all ages interested in learning the Chinese writing system.