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9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Good Attempt - More Emphasis on Traditional Chinese Characters Would be Better Apr 30, 2009
By Aliong
I did enjoy reading this book and I did learn a lot about the traditional Chinese characters - that said I only gave this book 3 stars because of the following:
1) Sam Song provides nice stories to show the reader how to understand (e.g. the reasons behind) the Chinese characters. To do this he must start with the traditional characters (the ones that have been used by the Chinese people, in some form, for thousands of years and the ones still used today in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and most overseas Chinese communities) and then he presents the simplified characters as well (the ones used in the PRC). At the bottom of many pages throughout the book Sam Song presents, in Chinese characters, what you have learned up to that point in the story, but he only does so in simplified characters. However, the point of the book is to give the reader an appreciation of Chinese culture and characters, so you would think Sam Song would emphasize the traditional characters and not the more recent unnatural simplified characters developed by the government of the PRC starting in the mid-1950's. But once you have learned all the characters you need to read the story in Chinese, the author does present the story in both simplified and traditional characters.
2) You should buy "Learning Chinese The Easy Way: Read & Understand The Symbols of Chinese Culture" instead since it contains BOTH the "Two Men and the Bear" and "The Wind and the Sun" and it only costs $15.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Continuing Sam Song's Enviable Course May 09, 2009
By Grady Harp
In Volume 3 of Sam Song's ADVENTURES IN MANDARIN CHINESE: The Wind and the Sun the tools for learning the Eastern character driven languages for the Western reader is complemented with the increased use of explanation of character derivation. Though this volume uses the same techniques as the previous two volumes, in Volume 3 Song encourages pronunciation skills development and also reminds the reader that there are free audio files that allow a more assured progress with learning to speak as well as to read Chinese. It may be a small point, but Song is committed to his student audience and this volume is especially interesting as we observe his obvious joy of introducing a new language and a revelation of history that is making him a finer teacher with each now book he publishes. The reason for the title choices of these volumes becomes more apparent: these are indeed `Adventures'! Grady Harp, May 09
Amazing book! Apr 18, 2009
By Cindy
This book is entertaining and a fun read!
It shows we could learn mandarin Chinese and enjoy reading excellent stories the same time.
This book is an amazing book.
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