The primary goal of this series Easy Steps to Chinese for Kidsis to help total beginners, particulariy non- Chinese backgroundchildren, build a solid foundation for learning Chinese as aforeign language.The series is designed to emphasize the development ofcommunication skiHs in listening and speaking.Recognizing andwriting characters afe also the focus of this series.Each lesson has a song using all the new words and sentences, andChinese culture is introduced in a fun way.Easy Steps to CNnese for Kids consists of 8 colour books, whichcover 4 levels. Each level is made up of 2 books (a and b).