By: Disney, translated by 宋瑞 etc.  
Originally Published In: United States
Format: paperback
Language: Simplified Chinese and English
Pages per book: 47
Lines per page: 2-3 lines
Price per book: $5.07
Audio book: All 15 books read by Luka in Chinese and English

Finally, your child's favorite 迪士尼经典电影典藏版(dí shì ní jīng diǎn diàn yǐng diǎn cáng bǎn) Disney Classic Movie Stories stories are available in both Chinese and English in this 15-book series! 

If your child is already familiar with these stories because they have seen the movies (once, twice, or a thousand times), then they are already prepared for a scaffolded reading experience when they read or listen to these stories in Chinese. 

Each of the books in this set is a 47-page story, abridged and less than half of the length of the other 4 Disney book sets we carry, creating a fun Chinese reading experience and increase your children's Chinese listening time! 

Perfect for a child with about 1000 Chinese characters under his or her belt to read independently or for a younger child to "read up" with Luka or a care giver. 

The Chinese translations of these books have been well done and use common language. The only unusual translation is of the characters' names. 

Although transliterated names can seem difficult for young learners to grasp, language immersion experts recommend using real names to help familiarize young learners with Chinese characters that they will encounter later. Although a phonetically translated name may seem to be irrelevant as a "word", each Chinese character in the name is usually a character that a Chinese speaker needs to know.

For example, in the Lion King, "Simba" is translated into 辛 巴 ( xīn bā):  辛, hard or exhausting; 巴 long for, cling to. Both characters belong to the most frequently used 1000 Chinese characters.  巴, by itself is also a key radical that forms common characters such as 爸 (bà), dad. In addition, the word 辛 巴 has become a "real" and common word for children as the Disney movie and story have become part of the Chinese pop culture.

Each page of the book contains a word bubble for Key Vocabulary. 

Book titles: 迪士尼经典电影典藏版 (dí shì ní jīng diǎn diàn yǐng diǎn cáng bǎn diǎn cáng bǎn) 

《狮子王》The Lion King
《超能陆战队》Big Hero 6
《寻找尼莫》Finding Nemo
《多莉去哪儿》Finding Dory
《冰雪奇缘》Frozen
《仙履奇缘》Sinderella 
《玩具总动员》Toy Story
《无敌破坏王》Wreck-It Ralph 
《疯狂动物城》ZooTopia
《勇敢传说》Brave
《头脑特工队》Inside Out
《白雪公主和7个小矮人》Snow White 
《赛车总动员》Cars
《魔法奇缘》Tangled
《爱丽丝梦游仙境》Alice in the Wonderland

 

Is my child ready for this set?

"Read to me":
Children ages 4+ will enjoy having these books read to them either by Luka or a caregiver.

"Read by myself":
A perfect high-interest book to stretch the vocabulary of young readers. Chinese learners who know about 1000 characters will be able to independently read these books with minimal assistance.   

Option to pair with Luka®:
Consider adding Luka®, the reading robot, to your order. Luka® reads 70,000 books in Mandarin Chinese! ​
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Set Luka® in front of the book, and it will read aloud any page your child turns to-- creating a unique, independent physical book reading experience even if your child isn't ready to read by themselves. Click to read our founders' personal review of Luka here.  

Happy learning!