Product Details

• Actors: Jade Qian
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Master Communications Inc
• VHS Release Date: June 2, 2003
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000A2ARZ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,862 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Product Description

Hosted by teacher Jade Qian, Follow Jade! video series helps children learn to speak Mandarin Chinese with songs, stories, games and glimpses of everyday life in China. From the first moments of Follow Jade! Let’s Go to Market in China, viewers are immersed in the sights and sounds of China. We visit markets where one can buy a range of fruits, from pu tao (grapes) to ping guo (apples). Parents can read along to the subtitling as each new word is introduced. Next, Jade visits with a group of children who use their new words to identify familiar fruits back at home. The other segments of this video follow the same pattern – introduction of the words in their cultural context, followed by reinforcing games, songs, and other easy-to-follow activities. Children will also visit a Chinese farm and learn about animals, body parts, action verbs, and clap and stomp along to a fun sing-along song. By the end of each video, kids—and their parents—will be speaking in Chinese!

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great into to Chinese for little ones, September 17, 2003

By A Customer

The Follow Jade videos are serving as a perfect introduction to Mandarin Chinese for my two small children. Jade employs many tools to keep kids engaged, including props, animation, songs, and scenes of kids in China. For non-Chinese parents like us, it is the perfect tool to get children exited about speaking Chinese. My three year old daughter asked for Follow Jade three times today!

Both Follow Jade videos have worked well to gently introduce my children to the language and culture in a very positive way. An especially strong recommendation for FCC parents. We're waiting for the next video!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars solid and fun learning for kids, September 11, 2004

By	Ellameno P. "Ellameno P." (Fort Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews

I have two kids who are half Chinese and half American, and are interested in learning Chinese. A friend told us about this "follow jade" series. We first borrowed it from the liabrary, and it was a hit in the family! The kids started to say things like "what is your name", "how old are you" in Chinese just like Jade, and answer back with each other just like the kids in the video. It was so sweet to see that! I am just so happy to see them finally getting into Chinese with excitement.

The video is not all Chinese (that would not really work), it is spaced nicely with English and Chinese, making the Chinese very visible and easy to remember. Some people might not get used to it at the beginning. I thought it was very different at first, because it is not the usual way of teaching. But it works like a charm! I would encourage everyone to try it.

I also like the real market scenes in China, the color, the sound, it really makes you feel China and want to practice your Chinese. I highly recommend the two Follow Jade videos to anyone. The Kindergarden one has more songs and basic words, the Market one has a bit extended vocabs. Try them!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy video as children's first step to learn Chinese!, August 5, 2003

By A Customer

Follow Jade! offers children both a fun game and a good learning experience. With real scenes from China, the video introduces you to a different culture while teaching you some basic Chinese. Jade, an enjoyable person with her unique teaching style, is able to attract children of different ages their attention and maintain their high enthusiasm in learning Chinese. I really enjoyed watching this video!