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      The Tuttle Story: “Books to Span the East and West”

      Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s leading publisher of books on Asia had humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.

      Immediately after WW II, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.

      Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.

      With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

       www.tuttlepublishing.com

      Copyright © 2015 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

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      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      ISBN 978-0-8048-4540-3; ISBN 978-1-4629-1795-2 (ebook)

      (Revised from previously published Tuttle Chinese For Kids Flash Cards and Tuttle More Chinese For Kids Flash Cards)

      Distributed by

      North America, Latin America & Europe

       Tuttle Publishing

       364 Innovation Drive

       North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A.

       Tel: 1 (802) 773-8930

       Fax: 1 (802) 773-6993

       [email protected] www.tuttlepublishing.com

      Asia Pacific

       Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd.

       61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12

       Singapore 534167

       Tel: (65) 6280-1330

       Fax: (65) 6280-6290

       [email protected] www.periplus.com

      Revised edition

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      Printed in China 1511CM

      TUTTLE PUBLISHING^® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

      Contents

       How to Use the Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese Language Learning Kit

       Introduction

       How and Why These Words Work

       Tips for Teaching and Learning

       Some Basics about the Language

       Mandarin Chinese, and Other Chinese Dialects

       Tones

       Forming Your First Sentences in Chinese

       Some Basics about the Written Language

       How to Write in Chinese

       Traditional Characters & Simplified Characters: What’s the Difference?

       Some Suggested Teaching Steps and Activities for Each Unit

       Unit 1: Basic Etiquette

       Unit 2: Introducing Family Members

       Unit 3: Identifying Objects

       Unit 4: Identifying Body Parts

       Unit 5: Learn Some Math

       Unit 6: Tell Me What You Like or Not Like

       Unit 7: Tell Me What You Like to Do

       Chinese Songs

       Two Tigers

       Find a Friend

       Happy Birthday

       Happy New Year

       Pull the Carrot

       The Little Mouse

       Counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

       Crescent Moon

       Drop the Handkerchief

       Multiplication Table Rhymes

       Famous Chinese Poems

       Thoughts on a Quiet Night

       Ascending the Stork Tower

       Spring Dawn

       Character Radical Index

       Audio Track List