Discover Mandarin through the Magic of Stories
Give your child the gift of language
- Start learning Mandarin with stories read aloud by native speakers
- Learn vocabulary with word-by-word audio and embedded translations
- Capture your child’s imagination with engaging images and visual clues
- Add more fun and practice with printable activities and online games
- Support for home learning with lessons & progress tracking
- BONUS: Every story is 100% bilingual!
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
- Its never too early to immerse your child in a world of reading! Our bilingual Mandarin-English stories come alive with embedded bilingual narrations supported by word-by-word highlighting.
- From classic fables to culturally rich narratives and non-fiction, our curated bilingual Mandarin library ensures a captivating journey every time.
- Unique to StoryWorld, your child can click any word at any time to hear its pronunciation and translation! This instant help allows them to discover the sounds of the words on their own - one story at a time.
Now the whole family can enjoy learning Mandarin!
- Listen to the story read aloud by a native speaker. Click any word you don’t know for the translation. No more having to look up the meaning!
- Captivating images help to promote language recall, and keeps kids coming back.
- With StoryWorld, everyone in the family can learn Mandarin! Collect reward points every step of the way!
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
- Your child’s foundation in bilingual literacy begins with online Storybooks and Wordbooks – all supported by audio to help with early literacy. Each English title is also paired with an interactive Letterbook for phonics.
- Every narrative is followed by opportunities for practice in vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, and writing - the basis for literacy in any language.
- Continue off-screen with curated printable materials in both Mandarin and English to reinforce learning, critical thinking, and creativity - one story at a time.
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
- Never run out of learning opportunities with hundreds of learning games that accompany each interactive ebook - all in Mandarin and English with embedded audio.
- For further development in English literacy, games align with key literacy milestones – encouraging practice in letter-sounds relationships, high-frequency words and even sentence construction.
- Whether it's vocabulary building, or pronunciation practice in Mandarin, our games make language learning an exciting quest for every young learner.
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
- Whether you're helping a toddler just discover the joy of words or a parent eager to expand your language skills, every member can actively participate and learn Mandarin together.
- From interactive read-alouds to collaborative activities, every bilingual story is a chance to strengthen family bonds while fostering an interest in learning Mandarin.
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
- Over 100 bilingual stories & wordbooks
- Over 1000 interactive literacy games
- 700 printable & interactive worksheets
- All stories narrated by native speakers
- Includes traditional Chinese stories
- In-app practice on speaking & writing
- Over 1000 vocabulary flashcards
- Dashboard to track learning progress
*All online and downloadable resources are in English and Mandarin.
Bi-annual plan
$32.50/6 mos.
Includes 4 child accounts under 1 parent account
Everything you need for language and literacy—one story at a time.