CHINESE BIOGRAPHIES YAO MING; 2E SIMP NO PINYIN

CHINESE BIOGRAPHIES YAO MING; 2E SIMP NO PINYIN

$21.99

Follow Yao Ming as he travels from China to the United States in the pursuit of NBA prominence.

Discover the story of a basketball superstar on this way to international fame in this engaging biography. Though his amazing height destined him for a life in sports, Yao Ming developed the personal drive and ambition that pushed him to excel. Readers will admire his inspiring strength of character as they learn how this contemporary cultural icon overcame the many challenges on this path to stardom.

Features:

  • Pre- and post-reading comprehension questions to build reading fluency
  • Epilogue with updated personal and professional information
  • Companion website with audio and a rich array of resources to support instruction and practice

Appropriate for classroom instruction or independent study, the Chinese Biographies series is ideal for high school, college, and heritage learners who have mastered 500-1,000 Chinese characters.

A version of Yao Ming with pinyin annotations is also available.

SKU: 9781622910991 Language: Chinese Series: CHINESE BIOGRAPHIES Volume: N/A Edition: N/A Categories: ,
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About the Author

Grace Wu' is a Senior' Lecturer in Foreign Language in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Chinese literacy and Chinese character teaching. Currently, Grace is the Chinese Reading and Writing Course coordinator at the Penn Chinese Language Program. Combining Grace's creativity and her 20-year experience in the field of Chinese language education, the Chinese Biographies series has been selected as the best grant project of 2012 for the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

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