The Adventures of Walker and Ping Ping: The Great Wall (Learn Chinese) $12.99
An adventure through the Middle Kingdom, where the language, culture and history of China come to life in a fun and interactive way! Meet the fearless and curious Walker and his precocious pup Jack as they explore a new home in China and bump into best-friend-to-be Ping Ping in the debut episode of this exciting new adventures-learning series. In this adventure, Walker meets worldly wise Grandpa Joss for the first time, and the group sets out to collect three symbols from the Great Wall of China. While learning neat stuff about this ancient and imposing barrier, the group runs into a Silk Road merchant selling wares from the back of his trusty camel, as well as an imposing guard of the Great Wall. Fun for kids and parents alike, The Adventures of Walker & Ping Ping will take you exploring through the far reaches of China and bring a new culture and language closer to home.
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Last updated: November 25, 2009, 3:47 am
The Adventures of Walker and Ping Ping: The Great Wall (Learn Chinese) Customer reviews:
Average Rating: 5.0 Total Reviews: 12
(ericandmisti, 2009-09-11) We live in Shanghai and were looking for a good way to help our children learn more Chinese (especially the 5 year old). I thought the video was well done and interesting. My kids enjoyed it. If the goal is to teach your child Chinese you need to be realistic about the amount of content on this video. This is a short video and I would say there are less than 20 words in the entire video. I had expected a lot more content. If they put 4 episodes on one DVD it would be a lot better.
(bookaddict, 2009-09-03) I was concerned that my 3.5 yr old son, adopted from china, was beginning to reject chinese that I wanted him to learn. We have all sorts of "learn chinese" dvds, which he liked when he was younger, but lately has been rejecting chinese in favor of English. Then I saw this dvd, which really was geared towards "big kids". And it is in english. I wasn't disappointed. Walter in the film has just moved to Hong Kong, and wants to learn Chinese. His enthusiasm for the language is infectious, and my son was soon repeating the chinese words as Walter learned them from his new friend Ping Ping, and exclaiming "chinese! I know it!" In this video, Walter befriends Ping Ping and her grandfather, who introduces them to magical travel to faroff destinations, this time the Great Wall. We learn all sorts of facts (where is Hong Kong, how long is the Great Wall, it goes from the Gobi Desert to BoHai Sea, what is a chop...)... who knew there were camels in China? Between the search for the three symbols they must collect before going home, the camel, the imposing Great Wall guards, the sand storm, we forget we are learning, and just go along for a fascinating adventure in another land. My son loved it so much, he must have watched it 10 times in three days! And no more "don't like chinese, mommy!" There could be more chinese introduced, but when it is, it is practical, in context, and natural. Ie we learn "wo hui shuo zhongwen" "I can speak chinese" which is repeated several times to make friends and open doors. It doesn't have that feeling of learning a vocabulary list (red, green, blue, one, two, three, mom, dad, big brother, big sister...) that plagues a lot of chinese learning materials. Some words we learn: pengyou, mama, zou ba, bu yao. New words are shown on screen in both characters (exciting flaming characters that go out in a puff of smoke!) and pinyin with tones. The words are repeatedly used within the story so that we gain confidence along with Walker. The animation is beautiful and top quality, the songs are catchy (you will walk around singing the theme song), the story interesting enough for a 3 year old, school age or adults. And there are so many tastes of chinese language, culture, geography, artifacts that just whet one's appetite for more. Fortunately the next episode" Walter and Ping Ping in the Chinese Market" is available. We can hardly wait for more. In the meantime, they have a companion website with recipes, crafts and intros to the characters.
(M. Chan, 2009-02-08) I purchased this first series of tapes. Very impressed with it. Only wish it were in Cantonese though. DVD is engaging for both adults and children alike. Looking forward to the other DVD to follow.
(C. Harris, 2008-10-03) My five year old loves Walker and Ping Ping. My only problem is that I can't understand her when she talks Chinese now!
(Emily W. Boynton, 2008-08-16) It goes without saying that there is no better time than now to expose children to Chinese culture, history, and language. This is an extremely fun and engaging way to begin a truly fascinating adventure into this amazing country. Highly recommended. Waiting for more in the series!