I was asked what book was recommended for using as a textbook for IB Chinese, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out Chinese Made Easy and Easy Steps to Chinese. Both of which I carry.

I have very mixed feelings on the International Baccalaureate , since my daughter went through it. The positive is she learned a huge amount. The negative is it hurt her GPA, so she may not have gotten into her top choices. The positive is what she learned in IB, especially on how to write, and write, and write some more will be with her forever. IB was a huge amount of work, but it has helped prepare her for the rigorous pace she is going through college. I would not be surprised if she finishes within 3 years with her BS. And yes, I know usually only 58% of college students finish within 6 years, and only 47% of low income students. Another day for another essay on why Colleges need to change. I am still jealous of my cousin's kids, who got an AA degree at the same time as their high school diploma.

Easy Steps and Chinese Made Easy are by the same authors, just different publishers. One of the authors taught in Canada, so they are very familiar with Western students.

				Chinese Made Easy, Simplified Chinese Level 1 Textbook with CD by Yamin Ma & Xinying Li
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				Learning Chinese textbook in Color with CD! 128 pages long, soft cover. The primary goal of this series is to introduce to beginners, particularly primary school students, Builds a solid foundation for learning Chinese as a second language.

				Easy Steps to Chinese, Textbook, Level 1
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				Learn Chinese the Fun Way! Forget those boring workbooks...this book uses rhymes, pictures, and storytelling for kids to easily remember Chinese Focuses on teaching Listening and Speaking Four levels available!  Each level includes a CD and Textbook Used by many schools, tutors, and home-schoolers!  Best-Seller!

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