For language students of all ages, this is an effective, easy-to-use, enjoyable aid to learning Mandarin. Fifteen thematic scenes depict a picnic, farm, town, zoo, park, classroom, supermarket and eight other settings. Illustrations within each scene portray people, animals and things — each clearly identified by the appropriate word in Mandarin and in the Pinyin transliteration. Pictures are colorable, which adds to the fun of learning.