Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each of which is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD). This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid Chinese foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some color stickers for practice. Each volume comes with a CD with all the lessons and songs on it.
This is Volume 1a in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as numbers, greetings, names, ages and classes, etc. It can be used in the first semester of Year 1 at primary school.

ISBN: 9787561930496

This book is Volume Four of the series Easy Steps to Chinese. With five units (three lessons in each unit), it offers language knowledge and practice centering on the common topics in everyday life such as “appearance, occupations, personality”, “daily routine, household chores, pets”, “schools, examinations, school events”, “delicious food, festivals, eating out”, “neighborhood, traveling, accidents”, etc. This volume is full-color printed (with one CD). With beautiful illustrations, practical conversations and short articles, it enables the students’ simple communication in fluent and accurate Chinese.

ISBN: 9787561919965

This book is Volume Three of the series Easy Steps to Chinese. With five units (three lessons in each unit), it offers language knowledge and practice centering on the common topics in everyday life.

ISBN: 9787561918890

This book is Volume Two of the series Easy Steps to Chinese. With five units (three lessons in each unit), it offers language knowledge and practice centering on the common topics in everyday life such as “countries, language, school subjects, phone calls”, “weather, seasons, sickness”, “hobbies”, “vegetables, fruits, meals, eating out”, “house, housewares, community”, etc. This volume is full-color printed (with one CD). With beautiful illustrations, practical conversations and short articles, it enables the students’ simple communication in fluent and accurate Chinese.

ISBN: 9787561918104

Easy Steps to Chinese adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a foreign language. It is designed for both primary and secondary school students who are taking Chinese exams, such as GCSE/IGCSE/AS (U.K.), SAT II/AP (U.S.A.), IB Chinese Language B Standard Level, or for those students who are starting to learn Chinese on their own.

ISBN: 9787561916506