SKU: 12095
"Hop! Hop! Hop !" ?"The frog hops in the well." ?"The frog learns that there is a bigger world outside of the well."
The Frog in the Well is a Chinese idiom or chéngy?. Chinese idioms are frequently used in Chinese language. They are usually consisted of four characters. Each idiom has a story that is based on folklore, a myth or a historical fact and demonstrates a moral teaching.
Irene Y. Tsai (author) and Pattie Caprio (illustrator) combine their talents to retell a story based on a Chinese idiom, The Frog in the Well. This old Chinese fable compares a frog who lives in a deep well to a sea turtle living in a vast Eastern ocean. The frog lives happily in the well. He thinks the well is the world until a sea turtle tells him about the vast ocean. This story is written in English, Traditional (with Zhu Yin Fu Hao) and Simplified Chinese (with Pinyin). By learning two languages, your children will be more prepared for the global market place. The Frog in the Well is translated from English to Chinese by Joyce Lin.
Bilingual: Chinese/English
