·The primary goal of this series Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is to help total beginners,particularly non-Chinese background children, build a solid foundation for learning Chinese as a foreign language.·The series is designed to emphasize the development of communication skills in listening andspeaking. Recognizing and writing characters are also the focus of this series.·Each lesson has a song using all the new words and sentences, and Chinese culture is introduced in afunway.·Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids consists of 8 colour books, which cover 4 levels. Each level is made up of 2 books (a and b).