Series Name
| Image | Motivation to Write | Author Location | Characters | Teacher's Edition | Age | Flash Cards
| CD
| Levels | Color | Software
|
| Practical Chinese
- Effective way to learn Chinese |  | Teach her kids to learn Chinese in the US
(Wendy Lin) | US (from Taiwan) | Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Character Versions
with Pinyin | No | Ages
3 - Teenager (some adults even use it) | - | Yes | 10 | - | - |
| Chinese Made
Easy for Kids |  | Frustration with existing material (author has
a Masters and teaches Chinese) | Hong Kong/Canada.
Co-author on upper levels is from China. | 500
Simplified and Traditional Chinese Character Versions
with Pinyin | No | K-3
(but used in older classes because the exercises are great for
conversation) | Yes (Simplified only) | Yes | 5 | Yes | - |
| Chinese Made Easy |  | Frustration with existing material (author has
a Masters and teaches Chinese) | Hong Kong/Canada. Co-author on upper levels is from China. | 1,700
Simplified and Traditional Chinese Character Versions
with Pinyin | Yes (only for upper 5 levels) | Grade
4+ | No | Yes | 4 | Yes | - |
| Better Chinese |  | Provide fun and easy to comprehend materials to students learning Chinese
through stories and activities. Uses multimedia material designed
based on class room experience. Curriculum used by many schools. | US | Simplified and Traditional Chinese Character Versions
with Pinyin | Yes | | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes |
| Kuaile Hanyu
- Happy Chinese |  | British Government wanted a good Chinese
textbook for teenagers (middle school) | Great Britain & China | Simplified
Chinese
Characters
with Pinyin
|
Yes
| Teenagers and
Adults | Yes | - | 3 | Yes | Yes |
| Daily Chinese |  | Material
for older students than Practical Chinese. | US (from Taiwan) | Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Character Versions
with Pinyin |
No
| Teenagers and Adults |
No | No | 1 | Yes | No |
