In Search of Hua Ma - (Mandarin Companion) by John T Pasden & Jared T Turner & Shishuang Chen (Paperback)

About the Book

"While searching for a simple gift for his mothers birthday, a boy is magically transported to a new land. A mysterious old woman promises to return him home, but first he must complete her quest to find Hua Ma. But who is Hua Ma and will he make it back in time for his mothers birthday?"--

Book Synopsis

As a young boy is walking through the mountains in search of a gift for his mother's birthday, he comes across an ancient looking home. An old lady beckons him inside and asks him to find "Hua Ma". As he leaves, he finds himself inexplicably transported to the distant island of Hainan while the old lady and the house have disappeared. Unsure of who or what Hua Ma is, he sets out on a quest to find him, realizing this mysterious Hua Ma may be his only chance to find his way back home!

Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know.

The Breakthrough Level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese. Most learners will be able to approach this book after one year of traditional formal study, depending on the learner and program. This level is designed to help learners begin to read full-length texts in Chinese and combines simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps beginners grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities.