Parents Mandarin

Discover Mandarin through the Magic of Stories

Give your child the gift of language

Grow young minds with bilingual Mandarin ebooks and nurture a love of reading

StoryWorld includes bilingual text and audio with every story.

Unlock enchanting stories and ignite a passion for Mandarin

Now the whole family can enjoy learning Mandarin!

Discover a bilingual library of enchanting stories

Choose from 24 themes, including science, social studies, and culture, covering more than 2000 common words and phrases

Choose from 24 searchable themes covering science, social studies, and culture. All stories are leveled according to difficulty by Lexile®

Combine the best of both worlds with activities online and off-screen

Printable Mandarin activities with each story!

There’s no need to spend extra prep time searching for support materials. All of our Storybooks and Wordbooks come with printable activity sheets that engage creative work off-screen as they practice new Mandarin skills

Reinforce new Mandarin vocabulary

Key words are emphasized to help children build confidence and master important Mandarin vocabulary and pronunciation.

Promote Mandarin language understanding

Questions assure kids fully understand the story in Mandarin. Exercises prompt them to reflect on the story and practice writing.

Build Mandarin literacy and grammar skills

Construct sentences with Mandarin characters from key vocabulary. Drawing activities help to support recall.

Develop creativity with original storytelling

With every activity, children are encouraged to think "beyond the text” and even write their own short story in Mandarin!

Dive into a digital playground with over 1000 literacy games

Turn play into progress with step-by-step reading, listening, speaking and writing activities

Each story ensures your child’s literacy journey is immersive, comprehensive, and enriching as their skills develop — one story at a time.

Step 1 – Read and listen to the story.

Step 2 – Follow-up with questions

Step 3 – Talk about what you learned!

Step 4 – Write what you know or think!

Why we’re different

The Learning Science behind StoryWorld:

Captivating images:

Stories with engaging visuals help learners acquire knowledge and results in improved reading and writing. (1)

Engaging narratives:

Stories light up our brains. They help children focus better, remember details more clearly, and understand concepts more deeply. (2)

Content-based learning:

Through a content-based approach to literacy, children are repeatedly exposed to new vocabulary in context, which promotes deeper understanding and retention. (3)

Audio supports:

Listening contributes strongly to phonological awareness — an essential early reading skill. (4)

StoryWorld works on all devices: laptops, tablets, and smart phones.

(1) Carney & Levin, 2002; Biemiller, 1999; (2) Boulenger & Nazir, 2010; González et al., 2006; Farrell & Nessel, 1982; Maguire, 1985; Wright & Dunsmuir, 2019; (3) Guthrie & Wigfield, 2000; Hirsch, 2003; Pearson & Tierney, 1984; Short & Echevarria, 2004; (4) Garcia & Cain, 2014; Verhoeven & Van Leeuwe, 2008; Yaghoub, et al., 2012

Capture everyone's learning progress through your own dashboard

Listen to your child’s recording as they answer questions about the story in Mandarin!

Read written responses and applaud their new knowledge.

Track stars and points and celebrate their achievements!

Now the whole family can have fun learning Mandarin!

StoryWorld lets you create a personal account for everyone in your family!

StoryWorld is designed for learners of all ages

Backed by Research

“StoryWorld motivates students to read."

Students experienced statistically significant gains in reading outcomes in less than one month. (WestEd)

Developed with support from the U.S. Department of Education

StoryWorld was developed with R&D funding from the U.S. Department of Education with 3-years of research provided by WestEd.

Supports independent learning

“Students using StoryWorld performed as well as those with a book and teacher support...the program allows students to learn independently in formal and informal settings.” (WestEd)

Encourages a love for reading

“Students demonstrated statistically significant increases in their motivation to read, Self-Concept as a Reader, and Value of Reading. Students eagerly read multiple books in a single session, going beyond the prescribed requirement of only one book.” (WestEd)

Highly rated by teachers

“Teachers articulated that the StoryWorld product would be a very useful tool in their classrooms and could be integrated into their curriculum.” (WestEd)

“StoryWorld incorporates the ideal approaches that research shows are the ways to make language learning come to life.

Dr. Jenni Trujillo

Dean of the School of Education at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado

Here's what your family will enjoy

*All online and downloadable resources are in English and Mandarin. 

Monthly plan

$12.95/month

Includes 4 child accounts under 1 parent account

Bi-annual plan

$32.50/6 mos.

Includes 4 child accounts under 1 parent account

Annual plan

$59.00/year

Includes 4 child accounts under 1 parent account