安的种子 An’s Seed (Available in Bilingual English Mandarin or Mandarin)
by Zaozao Wang
illustrated by Li Huang
translated by Helen Wang
 
Simplified Chinese Characters. This is a story about patience. A master monk gives each of his students, Ben, Jing and An, a valuable ancient lotus seed and tells them to grow it. The young monks had very different approaches of how to best grow the lotus seed which provide an interesting insight into their individual characters. Ben, who wanted to be the first to grow the plant, runs off to bury his seed in the snow covered ground. Jing chooses the best flowerpot and soil but then covers the seedling with golden lid once it began to sprout. An, on the hand went on with his daily chores as usual and waited patiently for Spring before planting his seedling. It introduces simple sentences in Mandarin Chinese which will help children and beginners new to the language to learn to read.
 
Available in Bilingual English Mandarin or Mandarin only
Lively story and lovely illustrations
The book has 44 pages with a HARDCOVER
Size: 24 x 23.5 x 1.0cm
Brand new
 
Click here for an audio recording of the book in Mandarin.
 
Click here to watch an animation of the story.