A colorful, playful counting book that introduces young children to Chinese characters and action words.One little girl catches a butterfly. Two small swimmers stomp in puddles. Three young musicians bang their drums. The children in this actionpacked counting book jump, dance, and run through the numbers from one to ten. 1, 2, 3, Go!is an exciting introduction to the simplest and most logical of the beautiful picturewords that are used in written Chinese. Bright colors and bold shapes make the logic behind the picturewords clear. Readers learn that the characters for words such as push and carry, which are actions that involve the use of hands, include the basic character for hand. And the picture words for actions done with the feet, such as kicking and dancing, all include the basic character for foot. In her delicate cutpaper artwork Huy Voun Lee, the author and illustrator of three other highlyacclaimed books on Chinese character writing, has captured all the joy and energy of children at play.
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21 words32 pagesLexile BR
Published 20009780805062052
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