Big Apple Chinese Readers is a graded Chinese reading series tailored to k-12 Chinese learners, comprising short texts phrased in simple, easy-to-understand language. There are five levels in total, with 20 books in per level. Topics increase in level of difficulty as readers progress to each higher level of language proficiency.
Topics are selected to begin with students’ personal life (Family and School), connected with social lives and cultural events, and finally leveled up to stories of historical figures, mythological characters, as well as Chinese idioms.
1.你几岁了 How Old are You?
2.个子 Height
3.头发 Hair
4.你在哪里 Where are You?
5.耳朵 Ears
6.孩子 Kids
7.鼻子 Nose
8.眼睛 Eyes
9.星期几 What Day is Today?
10.眼镜 Glasses
11.鞋子 Shoes
12.面条 Noodles
13.生日Birthday
14.小鸟 Little Birds
15.好吃 Yummy
16.我会I Can
17.什么花 What Kind of Flower It is?
18.影子 Shadow
19.飞 Fly
20.家 Home