China

These volumes explore the lives of children from countries around the world, by way of their correspondence with a pen-pal. The children introduce their families and describe their everyday activities. In doing so, they allow the reader to understand something of the geography of the title nation, as well as the food, education system, leisure activities and types of employment available to its inhabitants.
Suitable for 4-8 year olds.

Meet Yi-yi. She’s 8 years old and lives in the city of Qingdao, in north-east China.
Yi-yi’s favourite hobbies are making paper silhouettes and riding her scooter.
Find out what it’s like to live in China by reading Yi-yi’s letters. She’ll introduce you to her family, tell you how to make jiaozi following her grandmother’s recipe and show you how to play the pi-pi, a traditional Chinese instrument.