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The Pet Dragon: A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters | 
| Author: Christoph Niemann
Publisher: Greenwillow
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
Buy New: $11.55
You Save: $5.44 (32%)
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 3325
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0061577766
EAN: 9780061577765
ASIN: 0061577766
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Meet Lin and her pet dragon! When the dragon mysteriously disappears, Lin sets off on a journey to find her best friend . . . and readers set off on a journey of learning and discovery. By ingeniously integrating written Chinese characters into the illustrations as the story progresses, Christoph Niemann has created a book that is engrossing, unique, and memorable. The Pet Dragon is a playful introduction to the fascinating world of Chinese language and culture . . . and a terrific story to share with children everywhere. You are invited to join Lin for an adventure you will not soon forget!
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| Customer Reviews:
We love this book! October 27, 2008
Victoria Noble (east bay, California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a director of a Preschool and we teach the Mandarin Language here. I ordered this book to add to our collection of story telling and was pleasantly surprised! This is a great book to start teaching the Chinese written characters and the children love love love this story! They even now can pick out the written characters in other written materials because of this book. The story is memorable. Author uses the Chinese character strokes over the pictures. Pictures are cute and story is entertaining.Highly recommend this book!!!
Great Present September 30, 2008
Britt (Philadelpha, Pa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a present and had to read it first for myself. The book's illustrations help you understand the Chinese characters and bring the story together. After one look through, i was already testing myself on which characters I had learned. You'll be surprised at how fast you can pick up on it. I definitely recommend this book for you, your child or as an awesome present!
new Chinese characters September 30, 2008
Catherine L. Benkert (Rochester, NY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was struck by the creative use of the Chinese characters in the drawings themselves which were very fresh and alive. A Chinese/American friend of mine also read the book and said that these characters must be rather new. She didn't think that her father would recognize them. I think the book would be compelling for both children and adults.
 Well drawn and a clever teaching tool September 19, 2008
Hurricane Mitch (Atlanta, GA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this book! It is a large format so my son has a lot to look at and does not get as easily distracted as he does with smaller books. The pictures are also high contrast. I enjoy the illustration a great deal myself. And did I mention the clever integration of the Chinese characters into the illustration. I'm not sure yet how much my son has learned but it has taught me a lot. Great book!
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