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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a realistic fiction novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the fourth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

This is a Chinese-English edition, the first half of each book is Chinese translation, and the rest half is English version. This series is perfect for children at age 7-10, and also good for adults, especially for those who are parents.

The book opens with Greg Heffley and Rowley Jefferson going to his father’s country club after school closes for the summer, but Greg is kicked out due to his complaining of the smallest of predicaments. The beach trip that he was looking forward to is canceled due to lack of money, so the Heffleys resort to going to the town pool, which Greg hates because of its hairy and rotund visitors.
Later, Greg and Rowley have a sleepover together, and watch a horror movie obtained from Greg's older brother, Rodrick. After the movie, Greg and Rowley become scared of a muddy hand that might strangle them, which was in the movie. Unfortunately for Greg, his mother finds out about the movie after Greg's father told her when he found them sleeping in the bathroom, and starts a reading club in which he is the only participant after two days. The reading program, however, is put to a stop when Mr. Jefferson arrives with a huge $83 bill that Greg and Rowley spent on fruit smoothies at the country club, and he forces the boys to pay it off

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a realistic fiction novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the second book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and is preceded by Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The narrator of the book is Greg Heffley, and it reads like a journal.
This is a Chinese-English edition, the first half of each book is Chinese translation, and the rest half is English version. This series is perfect for children at age 7-10, and also good for adults, especially for those who are parents.
At the beginning, Greg explains how bad his summer was with his brother Rodrick, who knows a secret that Greg is trying to keep. When Greg returns to school, he finds out he still has the Cheese Touch, but he gets away with passing it on to a new kid, called Jeremy Pindle.
Later, it is clear that Greg and Rodrick are always broke, so their mother starts the Mom Bucks program. Then, Rodrick throws a huge party and trashes the house, forcing Greg to clean it up with him.
Half a month later, Greg steals some play money (which turns out to be Mom Bucks) from Rowley and takes it home to put under his mattress. When Greg fails to do his homework, he must borrow an assignment from Rodrick and pay him $20,000 in Mom Bucks. Unfortunately, their mother found out about the stolen Mom Bucks when Rodrick tries to cash in the lot and she confiscates all of it....................

This four-volume series is a basic course for students of Chinese. Ni Hao introduces Chinese language and culture and builds communication skills in both spoken and written Chinese.

The Ni Hao textbooks feature a wide range of situational settings and vocabulary to encourage Chinese practice in everyday activities. Each lesson presents conversations as illustrated scripts that facilitate role-playing and help students put their communicative skills into action. Engaging additional sections clearly explain new vocabulary and language usage, character stroke order, and Chinese culture. Songs, rhymes, tongue twisters, cartoons, stories, and interesting features of Chinese characters tie it all together and make learning fun.

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The Ni Hao series includes textbooks, workbooks, and teacher's handbooks as well as great supplements like audio CDs and games software.