The Young Monk: A Story in Traditional Chinese and Pinyin, 600 Word Vocabulary

In this book we tell the story of the monk Xuanzang's birth and early years. Our story begins with the Buddha's decision to bring his wisdom to China. Then we meet Xuanzang's father and mother and learn about their terrible ordeals around the time of his birth. Finally we jump ahead to when Xuanzang turns eighteen, learns of his true parentage, and avenges his parents.

This is the 4th book in the best-selling The Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It...