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Chinese Readers
Look here for some beginner to advanced Chinese reading material in print at Amherst. Intermediate requires generally 2+ years of study; advanced requires 3+ years.
- Shen hua / Mythology [Beginner] byCall Number: PL1117.5.M9 W44 2004ISBN: 7537933820Illustrated classic myths, with pinyin, in two volumes, at the beginner's level.
- The Lady in the Painting [Intermediate] byCall Number: PL1117 .R67 2009ISBN: 9780300115499A re-telling of a well-known Chinese folk tale at a low-intermediate level, with vocabulary lists and reading comprehension questions.
Chinese Breeze series (Level 2) [Intermediate]
Intermediate-series Chinese reader featuring vocabulary for daily use.
Tales and Traditions, Volume 2 [Intermediate] by Call Number: PL1129.E5 R32 v.2ISBN: 9780887276460Part of the Readings in Chinese literature series, drawing from well-known stories, literary quotations, fables, and festival tales.
How Far Away Is the Sun? [Intermediate-Mid] by Call Number: PL1129.E5 R33 v.2ISBN: 0887275354Part of the Readings in Chinese culture series, covering a range of cultural issues at the Intermediate Mid level (according to ACTFL guidelines).
The Moon Is Always Beautiful and Other Essays [Intermediate-High] by Call Number: PL1129.E5 R33 v.3ISBN: 0887276377Publication Date: 2008-04-09Volume 3 in the Readings in Chinese culture series, with essays at the Intermediate High level (according to ACTFL guidelines).
A Reflection of Reality [Advanced] by Call Number: PL1117 .R442 2014ISBN: 069116293XPublication Date: 2014-08-24Modern short stories at an advanced level.
The New Year's Sacrifice [Advanced] by Call Number: PL2754.S5 Z5413 2011ISBN: 098427622XPublication Date: 2011-03-18A well-known work of Lu Xun, structured for advanced learners.
Readings in Classic Chinese Short Stories by Call Number: PL1117 .Z46 2009ISBN: 9629962853Publication Date: 2009-06-04Writing by late Ming writer Feng Menglong, with an explanation of expressions and sentence structures for advanced learners.
You can search for additional Chinese language learning materials in the Five Colleges by using these subject terms in Discover:
Chinese language -- Readers
Chinese language -- Study and teaching