Sandy the Crab's Little Audio Library

Ever been helping your child with language homework only to discover that dictionaries, apps, and even native speakers don't all agree on the "right" translation? In this episode of Sandy the Crab's Blog Pod, Rebecca from Little Crab Educational Press shares the surprising story of trying to find the best Mandarin Chinese translation specifically for " mandarin orange"—...

This track accompanies two books: Colouring & Activity Book - Winter: Competitive Sports - 冬季竞技体育 - Dōngjì jìngjì tǐyù: with Bilingual Vocabulary Word Games in English and Simplified Chinese Characters Winter: Competitive Sports - 冬季竞技体育 - Dōngjì Jìngjì Tǐyù: Beginner Bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese (with Pinyin) Simplified Character Handwriting Practice Workbook The track d...

🎙️ Welcome to the second episode of the Little Audio Library's "Blog Pod" series! For this one, we're jumping to the April 2024 post from The Little Blog. The post, entitled Have We Met? , gives you a peek behind the curtain and chance to hear all about the genesis and "making of" Little Crab Educational Press. But first, what's a "Blog Pod"? It's the...

Wanna hear something kinda fun and unusual? In April 2024, Rebecca (朱婷 / Zhū Tíng) and Xianjing (张娴静 / Zhāng Xiánjìng ) did an interview with Host Joyce Lee from Fairchild Radio 1430 AM in Toronto, am1430.com, and here is their segment. The show, called 一期一會 (English translation is "See you on Sunday"), starts off in Cantonese but since neither Rebecca nor Xianjing speak Cantone...

This is the English version of our flagship storybook Little Byron - Xiǎo Bái Rèn - 小白任 , which can be purchased through our website ⁠littlecrabpress.ca⁠, through independent bookstores in Canada, or through Amazon. Just search for the ISBN, which is 979-8818315928.

🎙️ Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Little Audio Library's "Blog Pod" series! In this episode, we're thrilled to bring you an audio rendition of our first post from The Little Blog at Little Crab Educational Press. But first, what's a "Blog Pod"? It's the part of our Little Audio Library where our written blog posts are transformed into engaging audio con...

This is the Mandarin version of our flagship storybook Little Byron - Xiǎo Bái Rèn - 小白任 , which can be purchased through our website littlecrabpress.ca , through independent bookstores in Canada, or through Amazon. Just search for the ISBN, which is 979-8818315928.

This track is the Mandarin Chinese - 中文 audio accompaniment for the book Vegetables! My First Chinese English Nursery Rhymes Collection! - 蔬菜！我的第一本中英文童谣集. The paperback book was released for sale on our littlecrabpress.ca website and on Amazon in December of 2023 . English poem recitations are also provided as a separate track. In this track you will hear the English version of 26...

This track is the English audio accompaniment for the book Vegetables! My First Chinese English Nursery Rhymes Collection! - 蔬菜！我的第一本中英文童谣集. The paperback book was released for sale on our littlecrabpress.ca website and on Amazon in December of 2023 . Mandarin poem recitations will be provided as a separate track. In this track you will hear the English version of 26 nursery rhymes w...

Little Crab Educational Press presents - Simplified Chinese Vocabulary Study System: Holiday Series. Audio for ABCs of CHRISTMAS   圣 诞 节   Shèng Dàn Jié. Copyright 2023, all rights reserved. First Section: 中文, Mandarin - Starting at 0:21. A slow but still fairly natural pace. There is enough time between each word to repeat it once. Second Section: 英文, English - Starting at 2:15. A slow but...

Little Crab Educational Press presents: "The 10 Special Sounds in Mandarin - Tutorial" We created this brief introductory tutorial (mainly in English) to help English speakers better understand the sounds that are the trickiest for most learners to grasp when developing a correct (or at the very least comprehensible!) Mandarin accent. This track is great for new beginners or as a refresh...

Little Crab Educational Press presents: "Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation - in a Nutshell" We created this brief introductory tutorial (in English) to help demystify Mandarin for English speakers by highlighting key similarities and differences between both languages. This track is great for absolute beginners who would benefit from an overview of how Mandarin and English are alike and are...