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

My First Chinese Reader series is the finest curriculum available for Elementary School students to learn Chinese. Specially designed for children living in non-Chinese speaking communities, these books feature a spiral-up lesson structure that builds upon and applies previous material, so children can learn Chinese naturally–the way they would in a native environment.

September 15, 2009; Rowland Heights, Calif., USA – A Chinese bookstore for kids is offering to the public a listing of Chinese Moon Festival events in the different US states and some areas of Canada.

The Chinese Moon Festival is always held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar.  This year 2009, the Moon Festival will be on October 3.  It is the signal of the end of summer, and the beginning of autumn.  It is also a day for thanksgiving and for family to join together.

There are about 3 million Chinese-Americans celebrating the Moon Festival in the US.  Usual organizers of events are Chinese trade associations, schools, museums and parks.
Among those that have already announced their events are different organizations in California, New York, Illinois and Vancouver.

ChildBook.com has been providing for several years compilations of Moon Festival events and other Chinese special holidays, such as the Chinese New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival.  This listing is provided for the convenience of interested families to participate in Chinese celebrations in their local communities.  Besides the 3 million ethnic Chinese, about 55,000 families have adopted kids from China.  There are also less than 2 million Chinese immigrants in the country today.  A big proportion of this number is expected to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival.

Currently, the list  has about 50 Moon Festival Events and is continually being updated.  Expect more Moon Festival events to be posted through the weeks.

Besides compiling a calendar of US-wide events, ChildBook also provides additional free resources that can be used by teachers and students to learn more about the Moon Festival.  Moon Festival lesson plans, coloring pages and worksheets are free and printable from ChildBook.

August 27, 2009; Rowland Heights, Calif., USA – A learn-Chinese bookstore for children is pleased to offer the public Champion Chinese, a program that claims to have students learn the 37 sounds of Bo Po Mo in 2-6 hours, instead of the usual 55 hours.

Champion Chinese is an interesting teaching and learning system of the Chinese language. It is an interactive learning program based on the principles of “Multiple Intelligences” and “Whole Language”. This learning Chinese system is especially suited for those who want to start learning Bo Po Mo. It can also be used by those who already know some Bo Po Mo but also want to learn Hanyu Pinyin.

The Champion Chinese System was devised by a concerned parent, Ms. Pei-Pei Champion. Ms Champion took her then 3-year old daughter to Chinese class and was horrified at how the children were uninterested in learning Chinese. This motivated her to study the Bo Po Mo characters, until she found connections in the sounds and the images of characters. Later she developed simple mnemonic devices that let the children easily understand and connect the characters to the pronunciation.

ChildBook.com is now carrying the starter books of the “Champion Chinese Sounding Systems & Pronunciation.” The starter books include the Student’s Edition and the Teacher’s Manual. Audio CDs are also included for the Pronunciation Guide and drills.
Ray Ritchey of ChildBook says, “We are pleased to go into partnership with Ms. Pei Pei Champion, the founder of Champion Chinese. Like Ms. Champion, it is ChildBook’s goal to share the beauty of the Chinese language and culture to the young generation.”

The Champion Chinese Student’s Edition includes tables of Bo Po Mo to Pinyin and activity based study of Bo Po Mo. Students will be able to color and do activities to reinforce the Bo Po Mo and Pinyin learned. Meanwhile, the Champion Chinese Teacher’s Manual guides parents and teachers how to teach Bo Po Mo and Pinyin with creative activities, such as writing, conversing in basic common conversation, singing and playing games.

Towards the end of the lessons, students are expected to recognize and write basic Bo Po Mo and Pinyin words. They will also be able to converse in basic, useful Chinese. Vocabulary is built up with the lessons so the students are expected to know the basics Chinese colors, numbers, shapes, animals, units of measurement, plus more. It is also expected that students will be able to follow the Chinese songs provided.

Ms. Pei Pei Champion is currently teaching at the Champion Chinese Language Institute, The Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School and the West Hartford Continuing Education, all in Connecticut. She also speaks to people in different places to share the wonder of learning Chinese using her method. She was awarded “Chinese Teacher of the Year 2001 by the East Coast Association of Chinese Schools. Ms . Champion graduated from University of Hartford with a major in Early Childhood Education.

For more premium Learn-Chinese materials, visit ChildBook.com.

MINNEAPOLIS – While working in countries as distant as China to teach English as a second language (ESL) to some of the estimated one billion people trying to learn it, Carolyn Judith Akinyi developed what is being considered a revolutionary new approach to ESL training and teaching.

Her new book “English From A to Z: Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Speaking And Writing The Language,” (ISBN 978-1438207360, $14.95) and its accompanying CD (ASIN B0018SJ5A4, $14.95) of the same name offer a vast departure from the traditional ways of teaching ESL strictly through rote memorization.

“I saw that the memorization method made it difficult for the students to hold a conversation without reading or repeating memorized dialogue verbatim,” says Akinyi, a veteran ESL educator with college degrees in Education and Human Services. “I found that a much more successful method was teaching students to build their communication skills through interactive vocabulary, listening and speaking sessions.”

Using that concept as her inspiration, Akinyi crafted “English From A To Z,” which is laid out in a reader-friendly format and stocked with easy-to-follow speaking sessions and vocabulary exercises that help students learn the language and improve their word power as they progress.

The book, which Akinyi self-published this spring, was met with great interest from publishers and literary agents this spring at the annual BookExpo America, and Akinyi has also found enthusiastic audiences when sharing “English From A To Z” with educators in Minneapolis/St. Paul, where she lives and works.

“I really believe this is a book that will revolutionize the way people learn English,” she says. “We’re already seeing the results.”

Of the estimated one billion people globally who are attempting to learn English, 375 million are doing so because they live in a country where English is the primary language – such as the United States – according to a 2000 study by the British Council. Nearly 600 million more people living in foreign countries attempt to learn English for business or pleasure purposes.

“The audience is certainly out there, especially in the United States,” Akinyi says. “I’ve been all over the world, but now – more than ever – people new to America want to get up to speed on English as fast as possible. Because my book goes in such a different direction than what’s traditionally been done in the past, I’m already seeing the students responding in a great manner and demand for this project.”

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Carolyn Judith Akinyi at englishfromatoz@waduenterprise.com. Learn more about Akinyi and the book online at http://www.englishfromatoz.com.