We just got these and they are a big hit with our kids (ages 4 and 6). Our kids are near fluent speakers and love the Octonaut series. We got these books to keep their interest as they grow older. They get a kick out of the Mandarin translations of the English names. Even though my 4 year old doesn’t understand all of the content in Chinese, he has picked up a lot new vocab already and asks for the same stories multiple times. I love that each book has 3 stories, so the length of each story is manageable for a young child. Definitely looking forward to our kids being able to read these on their own as they get older.

We just got these and they are a big hit with our kids (ages 4 and 6). Our kids are near fluent speakers and love the Octonaut series. We got these books to keep their interest as they grow older. They get a kick out of the Mandarin translations of the English names. Even though my 4 year old doesn’t understand all of the content in Chinese, he has picked up a lot new vocab already and asks for the same stories multiple times. I love that each book has 3 stories, so the length of each story is manageable for a young child. Definitely looking forward to our kids being able to read these on their own as they get older.

I bought this book set knowing that they are probably too hard for my kids or myself, but the kids love the series and I thought maybe our reading level could eventually "grow into it". Well it will be looooong time before that happens, but for whatever reason my older child LOVES "reading" these even though he doesn't really understand them. I definitely have to use some kind of translation device or app on nearly every sentence, and based on those (admittedly awkward and imperfect) translations, even the English is somewhat advanced (maybe upper elementary?). The good thing about this series is that each book does correspond to specific episodes (about three per book, so they are kind of long), which makes it a little easier to follow along.

I bought this book set knowing that they are probably too hard for my kids or myself, but the kids love the series and I thought maybe our reading level could eventually "grow into it". Well it will be looooong time before that happens, but for whatever reason my older child LOVES "reading" these even though he doesn't really understand them. I definitely have to use some kind of translation device or app on nearly every sentence, and based on those (admittedly awkward and imperfect) translations, even the English is somewhat advanced (maybe upper elementary?). The good thing about this series is that each book does correspond to specific episodes (about three per book, so they are kind of long), which makes it a little easier to follow along.

My kids love Octonauts and these books match the episodes. I got these because they have pinyin to help my first grader. Unfortunately, reading is still too difficult for him. Luka's reading is also too fast for him to follow, so he gets frustrated. (Note, we are not a native speaking family, but my son does go to a dual language school.)

My kids love Octonauts and these books match the episodes. I got these because they have pinyin to help my first grader. Unfortunately, reading is still too difficult for him. Luka's reading is also too fast for him to follow, so he gets frustrated. (Note, we are not a native speaking family, but my son does go to a dual language school.)

We purchased this set for my 2 and 5 year olds who are in love with the show. We love that the books are Luka compatible! Each book is quite long and yet the kids like them so much, they will listen to Luka read to the very end. We love that the Octonauts books are simultaneously entertaining and educational- teaching values (such as teamwork) and teaching oceanic life.

We purchased this set for my 2 and 5 year olds who are in love with the show. We love that the books are Luka compatible! Each book is quite long and yet the kids like them so much, they will listen to Luka read to the very end. We love that the Octonauts books are simultaneously entertaining and educational- teaching values (such as teamwork) and teaching oceanic life.