Product Description

Finally, a fun and easy way to learn Mandarin Chinese! Mei Mei Hu uses her proven teaching techniques to introduce basic Chinese through songs, movement and repetition. Children will begin speaking and singing Chinese naturally as they watch it over and over!

Topics presented are: Numbers, Parts of the Body, Actions, Games, Greetings, Family, Names, Ages and Songs. This video is suitable for children of all ages, but especially suited to the 3-8 year-old group.

Running time: Approx. 42 min.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10810 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-09-15
• Formats: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 45 minutes

Adoptive Families magazine, January/February 2003
"Using songs, movement, and activities, teacher Mei Mei Hu delivers a powerful learning experience in an enjoyable way."

Customer Reviews

Let's clear up some facts...
Having long familiarity with both Mei Mei (the real person) and all of her products, and being a professional educator of children myself, I would just like to clear up a few facts. First of all, her name does not mean "little sister." As anyone educated in Chinese will tell you, "mei" actually has several meanings, depending on the tone used. Mei Mei's real name happens to mean "plum blossom", and is not an attempt to fool anyone about her age (how ridiculous is that). Secondly, the method she uses to teach Chinese is a proven, long-established tool that every language educator is familiar with (though not all are able to use it so effectively). It is called TPR (Total Physical Response), and every parent should be aware that combining learning with movement is one of the SUREST ways to make that information permanent in a child's mind. Certainly, the video is not slick, like some, but evaluated on the basis of educational content and ability to hold a young one's attention, it is certainly a bargain, an opinion that all of the intelligent reviewers below enthusiastically endorse!

Your kids will love it!
My 15 month old daughter loves to watch Chinese with Mei Mei. She does not move while watching this video. Along with my older children, we all are singing with Mei Mei.

I have just ordered Play and Learn Chinese with Mei Mei Volumes 2 & 3. I eagerly await to see my daughters face when we watch them. These videos are a must have for children learning Chinese.... When purchasing this video, one must keep in mind it is developed by educators for kids. My daughter loves to watch Mei over and over again. Your children will not be disappointed.

Mei Mei is GREAT
Our now 15 month old daughter learned to use her VCR by herself just so she could watch Mei Mei over and over! She actually learned to turn it on and hit the "play" button because Mei Mei was there! She loves the songs, the games, and of course, Mei Mei herself. In fact, one of the first things that she has spoken (after Ma Ma, Da Da, etc.) is "Ai Ya Ya" (a song lyric). Our older kids watch as well and have learned most of the songs just from watching with their little sister. It's so clear that Mei Mei loves teaching young children how to speak and sing in Chinese. What a wonderful gift she has. There is now a volume 2 and 3 which we have JUST ORDERED from Mei Mei herself! Now there is personal service.

We recommend this video without reservation - GET YOURS NOW