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DailyNoodles FUN-Books are designed for kids 3 to 13 who are learning Mandarin Chinese as a second language. Carefully-crafted in every page of our books is the latest thinking on child development combined with our lessons learned from being parents of and teachers to American kids learning Chinese for dozens of years. Numerous US-based Chinese teachers and parents from diverse backgrounds have provided feedback on?what works? and?what is needed? for American kids learning Chinese. Understanding the needs of young Mandarin language leaners beyond the classroom has been at the center of every product we are developing. The sum of these perspectives brings to life our?My Fun Chinese Book? series.?My Fun Chinese Book: Animals Level 1? Simplified Chinese charactersThis book,?My Fun Chinese Book: Animals Level 1? includes 36 DailyDumpling? FUN-Sheets'discrete projects that cover all 12 Chinese zodiac animals. We utilize familiar American-style games like dot-to-dot, matching, pattern recognition, and coloring along with 3D paper crafts. Paper crafts, for example, are highlighted by each animal's name in Chinese characters. By showcasing Chinese in context, young learners naturally recognize Chinese characters.Page-per-day DailyDumpling? projects cultivate kids? problem solving, fine-motor skills, pattern recognition, and persistence. Daily progress can be tracked on our star chart; completing each book culminates with a certificate of achievement. To be comprehensive, we offer free videos on our website that help kids hear proper pronunciation of all the featured vocabulary words from each book. The progressive nature of our DailyDumpling? FUN-Sheets and FUN-Books builds your child's confidence learning Chinese.We want kids to?noodle? in Chinese every day even if parents may not speak themselves. While our books are designed expressly for kids, parent involvement in their children's language learning provides a meaningful foundation. We purposefully use pinyin (th