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Item Details
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STORIES BEHIND CHINESE IDIOMS (I)
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| By: |
Zheng Li |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£14.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1602209650 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781602209657 |
| Publisher: |
BETTERLINK PRESS INCORPORATED |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2010 |
| Edition: |
Edition, First Edition, First ed. |
| Pages: |
48 |
| Description: |
The stories behind Chinese idioms are a wonderful eye-opener and will amuse the younger readers |
| Synopsis: |
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 |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
BetterLink Press Incorporated |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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