The children in the kindergarten are taking off their rainboots when one of them shouted, "My little rainboot has hopped away." Soon all the little rainboots start to hop away one by one. World Chinese Graded Readers is a 10-level series for learners of the Chinese language. Comprising hundreds of best-loved children’s readers, this series features fascinating content, beautiful illustrations, and authentic language usage. Graded with reference to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Reading, the books expose learners to a wide range of vocabulary and language forms to develop their reading skills at each level. Learners will engage with a variety of themes related to the world around them and acquire useful vocabulary and sentence structures for everyday communication, and life in a diverse world. Simple and enjoyable, this is a series you won’t want to put down! Each reader includes: • Pinyin annotations • Full English translation • A glossary of useful words • MP3 audio files at resource.cengageclt.com/worldchinese • A post-reading worksheet at resource.cengageclt.com/worldchinese. Information on levels: Level 1 (Novice Low), Level 2 (Novice Mid), Level 3 (Novice High), Level 4 (Intermediate Low), Level 5 (Intermediate Mid), Level 6 (Intermediate High), Level 7 (Advanced Low), Level 8 (Advanced Mid), Level 9 (Advanced High), Level 10 (Superior).