The Rise of the Monkey King

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book is a retelling in easy-to-read Chinese of the legendary story of how a little stone monkey was born became king of his troop of monkeys left his home to pursue enlightenment received the name Sun Wukong (literally ape seeking the void) from his teacher and returned home to defend his subjects from a ravenous monster.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sun Wukong the Handsome Monkey King is one of the most famous characters in Chinese literature and culture. His legendary bravery his foolish mistakes his sharp-tongued commentary and his yearning for immortality and spiritual knowledge have inspired hundreds of books television shows graphic novels video games and films.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is the first book in the best-selling </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Journey to the West </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the events in Chapters 1 and 2 of the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This story is told using only 507 Chinese words most of which are in the standard HSK3 vocabulary. All new words are defined on the page where they are first used. The book uses Traditional Chinese characters and includes pinyin an English translation and a full glossary. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A free audiobook is available on YouTube's Imagin8 Press channel and on www.imagin8press.com.</span></p>