• 1 x 24 card set about Colours
  1 x 24 card set about Numbers
  4 x game instruction cards
  2 x translation cards

More about Max and Mei

The Max and Mei series was created by acclaimed author Martha Keswick to provide parents with colourful and engaging bilingual stories to share with their children. For children learning Chinese as a second language, being read to in Chinese is an important part of language acquisition. The adventures of Max and Mei captivate young children with interesting stories they can relate to, exposing them to Chinese culture and strengthening their Mandarin listening comprehension skills. With a range of products encompassing 13 storybooks, 3 activity books and 2 sets of game cards – and even more being developed for younger audiences – the world of Max and Mei makes practicing Chinese fun!

Written in Simplified or Traditional characters, each story page includes Pinyin and English and there is also a free audio soundtracks available online. The Max and Mei series makes it easy for parents to support their children’s Chinese language learning regardless of their own levels of fluency. Recommended for children ages 2-7 years old.

The series starts with biographies of Deng Yaping, Yuan Longping, Sun Zhongshan, and Yao Chen and will soon grow to include Yu Hua, Dai Ailan and Xu Guangqi, with other famous people from the world of Arts, Science, and Sport to come.

To encourage children to improve their vocabulary, the book contains only Chinese text in the main part. However, they can reference detailed Chinese/Pinyin/English vocabulary lists for reference at the back.

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Yuan Longping

This story covers the life of pioneering agricultural researcher Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice.

Yao Chen
Learn about activist actress Yao Chen, queen of Weibo and one of TIME Magazine’s most powerful people.

Sun Zhongshan
This special edition follows Sun Zhongshan, leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party and the father of Modern China.

Deng Yaping
This book focuses on the life of four times Olympic and six times World Champion table tennis player, Deng Yaping.

There are six books in the series:

• Comic 1 – Pangu: Tsunami
• Comic 2 – Pangu: Wushu Championships
• Comic 3 – Pangu: Sky Lanterns
• Comic 4 – Pangu: Flying Dragon Bones
• Comic 5 – Pangu: Avalanche
• Comic 6 – Pangu: Xian Adventure

Reading practice is key to achieving fluency in Chinese, and the action-packed Pangu stories allow readers to both review the words they have previously learned and acquire new vocabulary through an engaging comic book format. Each successive book in the series highlights incremental vocabulary and helps students consolidate their learning as they progress.

The Pangu comic books present a dialogue-driven context, enabling children to understand how the vocabulary they have learned might be applied in conversation. Rich cultural references in each book offer readers the exposure to Chinese culture, while detailed graphics from the talented illustrator Elvin Ching provide visual clues that aid reading comprehension.

Product Highlights:

• A superhero-like story inspired by the legend of Pangu, the first living being and creator of all in Chinese mythology
• Action-packed comics for higher-level students
• Dialogue-driven, helping students understand how their vocabulary can be applied in conversation
• Uses visual clues to aid comprehension
• Assumes YCT4 or Pre-AP reading level

• Features the characters from the Max and Mei storybook series
• Red, Blue and Green activity books to practice colours, number, family and food

More about Max and Mei

The Max and Mei series was created by acclaimed author Martha Keswick to provide parents with colourful and engaging bilingual stories to share with their children. For children learning Chinese as a second language, being read to in Chinese is an important part of language acquisition. The adventures of Max and Mei captivate young children with interesting stories they can relate to, exposing them to Chinese culture and strengthening their Mandarin listening comprehension skills. With a range of products encompassing 13 storybooks, 3 activity books and 2 sets of game cards – and even more being developed for younger audiences – the world of Max and Mei makes practicing Chinese fun!

The Max and Mei series makes it easy for parents to support their children’s Chinese language learning regardless of their own levels of fluency.

• 1 x 24 card set – clothes
• 1 x 24 card set – animals
• 4 x game instruction cards
• 2 x translation cards

More about Max and Mei

The Max and Mei series was created by acclaimed author Martha Keswick to provide parents with colourful and engaging bilingual stories to share with their children. For children learning Chinese as a second language, being read to in Chinese is an important part of language acquisition. The adventures of Max and Mei captivate young children with interesting stories they can relate to, exposing them to Chinese culture and strengthening their Mandarin listening comprehension skills. With a range of products encompassing 13 storybooks, 3 activity books and 2 sets of game cards – and even more being developed for younger audiences – the world of Max and Mei makes practicing Chinese fun!

Written in Simplified or Traditional characters, each story page includes Pinyin and English and there is also a free audio soundtracks available online. The Max and Mei series makes it easy for parents to support their children’s Chinese language learning regardless of their own levels of fluency. Recommended for children ages 2-7 years old.

Dimensions: 270mm(W) x 225mm (H) x 88mm (D)
Weight: Approx. 1.5kg

More about Max and Mei

The Max and Mei series was created by acclaimed author Martha Keswick to provide parents with colourful and engaging bilingual stories to share with their children. For children learning Chinese as a second language, being read to in Chinese is an important part of language acquisition. The adventures of Max and Mei captivate young children with interesting stories they can relate to, exposing them to Chinese culture and strengthening their Mandarin listening comprehension skills. With a range of products encompassing 13 storybooks, 3 activity books and 2 sets of game cards – and even more being developed for younger audiences – the world of Max and Mei makes practicing Chinese fun!

Written in Simplified or Traditional characters, each story page includes Pinyin and English and there is also a free audio soundtracks available online. The Max and Mei series makes it easy for parents to support their children’s Chinese language learning regardless of their own levels of fluency. Recommended for children ages 2-7 years old.