绿野仙踪 第一册（第 1–10 章） · ABOUT 2,000 WORDS
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Chinese, Book 1 (chapters 1–10)
Dorothy’s journey from Kansas to the Emerald City, as Min retold it in everyday Chinese for readers who know about 2,000 words.
The videos on YouTube read the book one chapter at a time. This pack is the first ten chapters to keep: to print, to read ahead of the videos, and to listen to on the way to work.
$12 one-off · PDFs and audio to keep
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LOOK INSIDE
What the pages look like
WHAT’S INSIDE
Everything for reading chapters 1–10 on your own
- How to use this pack
- Chinese text
The pages you see in the videos. A5; prints on A4 or Letter with “fit to page”.
- With pinyin
The same text with pinyin above every character, for when you get stuck.
- Study notes
The words worth learning and the grammar in each paragraph, with pinyin and English.
- Original English
Baum’s text, same chapter numbers. The Chinese is a retelling, not a line-by-line translation.
- The whole book read aloud
16 recordings, one for each video episode, read straight through by Min: not in the videos. Play them on the page or download the MP3s.
- All the PDFs in one download
Try chapter 1 first, free
Chapter 1 is on Good Talk in full: Min’s video, the Chinese text and the study notes. If you can follow it with a little help, this book is for you.
Read chapter 1Questions
What level is this for?
About 2,000 words (New HSK 4). The text is checked against the word list of the new HSK 3.0 standard, where levels 1–4 add up to 2,000 words; the few harder words the story needs are explained in the study notes. If you’re not sure, read Chapter 1 for free first. If you can follow it with the pinyin edition, this book is for you.
Is this a translation?
It’s a graded adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 original, written by Min: same story, simpler sentences. Baum’s original English is included, chapter by chapter, so you can check the meaning, but the Chinese is not a line-by-line translation.
Which part of the story is Book 1?
Chapters 1–10 of 24: from the cyclone in Kansas to the moment Dorothy and her friends walk through the gates of the Emerald City. Books 2 and 3 will follow.
Do I need to watch the videos?
No. The book works on its own. The YouTube videos (free) go through the same pages sentence by sentence, so they’re a great companion if you want explanations.
Can I read it on my phone?
Yes. The texts are PDFs with A5-size pages, which read comfortably on a phone or tablet. The audio is MP3 and plays on any device.
Can I print it?
Yes. The texts are A5; on A4 or US Letter paper, choose “fit to page”. The study notes are A4.
What’s in the audio?
Min reading every episode aloud from start to finish, at a natural, slightly slow pace (about 140 characters a minute): easy to follow along and read after her.
Will I get updates?
Yes. Corrections and new material for Book 1 (for example, more audio episodes) are free to download.
I’d like to read with a teacher.
Min runs small-group reading classes (online, once a week, 2–5 students, 10 lessons per term). The book is included with the class, and if you’ve already bought it, the book price is refunded when you sign up. 1-on-1 lessons are also available on her Good Talk page.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, before your first download.
Or one-to-one with Min
In a lesson you retell a chapter in your own words, and Min helps you say what you couldn’t.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900), illustrated by W. W. Denslow (1900); both in the public domain. Chinese retelling, study notes and recordings by Min, for the buyer’s own use.