Rowland Heights, Calif.  -  Chinese-reading fans of the Twilight Saga may now read the novel “New Moon” book in Chinese before the movie opens.  ChildBook.com, an online Chinese bookstore for kids, is now offering the Chinese translations of the complete Twilight series for Bella and Edward fans.

New Moon is the second story in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer.  It follows the love story of Bella and her vampire boyfriend Edward, and the troubles they have to overcome to sustain their mismatched relationship.  In New Moon, Edward decides to leave Bella because of the dangers she encounter as a mortal in a relationship with a vampire.   Bella is heartbroken and leans on friend Jacob for support.  Bella baits danger in the hopes that Edward will come back for her.  She also finds herself having feelings for Jacob as she spends more time with him.

ChildBook has been offering Learn-Chinese books for children since 1997.  Since the original customers are now teens, ChildBook is continuously adding to its collections books that will interest young people.  Other popular series in Chinese that are available are Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Eragon plus more.  All these books are published in Taiwan and certified translations of the original.

“New Moon”, “Twilight”, “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” are all available from ChildBook in Traditional Chinese characters.  New Moon is released by Summit Entertainment and will be shown in theaters worldwide on November 20, 2009.

See the “New Moon”  Book in Chinese at

http://www.childbook.com/Twilight-Chinese-by-Stephenie-Meyer-s/388.htm

August 24, 2009; Rowland Heights, Calif., USA – A Chinese bookstore for children is announcing the newest addition of Chinese translations of the young adult’s novels section, The Chronicles of Narnia.

ChildBook.com is now carrying the Chinese translation of the famous book series by CS Lewis.  All Narnia books 1-7 feature the adventures of the Pevensie children and their friends in the magical world of Narnia.  In the Narnia books, the children will face the evil elements who want to rule over Narnia and they will help restore peace and order to the land.

All books are available in Traditional Chinese and more suited for intermediate and advanced learners.  Ray Ritchey of ChildBook points out that “ChildBook is steadily building its collection of Chinese translations of popular novels for young people.  The thousands of children learning Chinese that we have served since 1997 are growing up, and some of them are teens now.  Surely there are bigger ChildBook kids who will appreciate Narnia and our other featured collections in Chinese – such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings Trilogy and the Eragon Series.”

The seven titles of the Chronicles of Narnia are:  Book 1 – “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 2) “Prince Caspian,” 3) “The Voyage of the Dawn Trader,” 4) “The Silver Chair,” 5) “The Horse and his Boy,” 6) “The Magician’s Nephew,” and 7) “The Last Battle.”

For those who want to buy the set of The Chronicles of Narnia in Traditional Chinese, a bundle set is also available with special discount.

Visit Childbook.com to see all Chinese Narnia books.

June 11, 2009; Rowland Heights, Calif., USA – Using the computer with Learn Chinese software is another way for teens to learn or practice the language over the summer vacation.

Kuaile Hanyu software is one of the must-haves this summer break for families who want their bigger children to learn or practice Chinese.  This summer, your middle-schooler will expect to park him/herself in front of the computer.  Might as well hand in a useful software that will let your child start or continue learning Chinese.

Kuaile Hanyu is a curriculum series designed specially for middle schoolers and teens.  Books, audio, software, flashcards and teacher’s guides are written keeping in mind the interest of middle schoolers.

The Kuaile Hanyu software has videos that feature four foreign students visiting China – Mary, Ann, Tom, and Mike.  They are guided by four local residents, Xiaohai, Lili, Xiaohong, and Mingming.  Lessons feature their arrival in China to going to school and exploring about.  Learning Chinese is more effective if it simulates real life situations.

The videos will show the basic phrases used by the kids.  Your child will also hear the proper tones needed to pronounce correctly.   The software also has exercises, practice games and a dictionary that your teen can use to learn more Chinese words.

If your child is very enthusiastic about Learning Chinese, maybe you can try using the accompanying textbook and workbook, audio CD and flashcards for more complete learning.  A Teacher’s Guide is also available and can be used by parents for the summer break for more ideas how to tackle the lessons with the children.

Kuaile Hanyu lessons are divided into three levels.  Each level has 24 lessons divided into 8 units.  Topics will surely interest the young teens.  Some of the topics are about the self and how one interacts with others, food, technology, school life, jobs, health, even fashion and entertainment.

Kuaile Hanyu was commissioned by the UK government for midde school students to have an easier time to Learn Chinese.  It was written out of a collaboration by the British Council and National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL) of China. Kuaile Hanyu’s structured approach qualifies it as the first Chinese Textbook to meet the UK Education Standards.

And for those who are wondering why the series is named  Kuaile Hanyu, or “Happy Chinese”, it is because the main objective of this Chinese curriculum series is for young teens to be happy as they go about learning Chinese.  It is anticipated that learning Chinese even during summer break will be easy and light for your young teen.

Kuaile Hanyu software, books, flashcards, audio and Teacher’s Guides are available at www.childbook.com.

Contact:
Ray Ritchey
ray@childbook.com,
Tel. 909-595-8882

About ChildBook
http://www.childbook.com is an online Learn-Chinese bookstore for children.  Since 1997, ChildBook has been helping kids and their families get the Chinese advantage with its bilingual English-Chinese books, videos, songs and other educational materials.  ChildBook also offers free learning resources for kids and teaching guides for parents and teachers.

The Chinese Harry Potter books are now out.  Students of Chinese can now practice reading in Chinese in the exciting magical world of Hali Bote (Harry’s name in Chinese).  It is a timely read before the Harry Potter movie goes out in July.

These Chinese Harry Potter books are the authentic books by JK Rowling and purchased from a reputable  Taiwan dealer.   Available from Childbook.com