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Learn 1000 Frequently Used Chinese Characters in 10 Hours includes eight volumes, each book contains about 80 to 100 frequently used Chinese characters, young children can complete reading each book in about an hour. Each character is introduced with daily seen photographic image that looks similar to the character (this method was never used in other books), and shows how the original character was look alike, then explained in simple sentences that Chinese language learners can easily understand. Pinyin and grids for practicing to write the character is also included in each page. Through this series, young children not only can learn Chinese characters, but also understand the Chinese way of thinking and feel the charm of traditional culture. First three volumes are available. More volumes are forthcoming.

本套丛书是国内首套以“六书”方式教授儿童识字的图画读本，每册约包含80至100个常用汉字，一册大约一个小时就可读完。通过学习，不仅能让孩子快速掌握汉字，而且从一开始就以直观和形象的方式深入中国文化的内核，了解中国人的思维方式，感受传统文化的魅力，同时还可为孩子在将来上中学时学习文言文打下良好的基础。
中国人创造了象形文字，后人总结一共使用了六种方法，史称“六书”，即象形、会意、指事、转注、假借和形声。“六书”以象形（图像）为基础，运用想象、联想、推理和归纳等方式，逐步推导、层层递进，最终创造出了一个生动鲜活、趣味盎然的汉字世界。“六书”不仅是造字的好办法，同时也是教授孩子识字的好方法，所以古人又把教儿童识字称为教“六书”。以“六书”方法教授儿童识字，不仅生动活泼、直观形象，而且易学、易懂、易于记忆，同时它还是锻炼孩子思维能力的最佳方式。“六书”的每种造字方法，都可以锻炼儿童不同的思维能力：象形锻炼儿童的想象力，会意锻炼儿童的联想能力，指事锻炼推理能力，转注锻炼分类归纳能力，1段借锻炼语音联想能力，而形声则锻炼儿童的语音联想和归纳判断等综合能力。这些思维方式正是激发创造力，学习和掌握其他所有门类知识的基石。人们常说中国人聪明，长于思考，恐怕也与儿童从小识字并习得这种科学的思维方式有关。本丛书全套八册，前三册已出版面市，后五册即将出版。