Overview
About this book
The Chinese Boy and Girl is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Isaac Taylor Headland. Catalog subjects include Folklore -- China; Children -- China. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #522
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The Chinese Boy and Girl is calibrated from 30,047 sampled words across 16 chapters: sentences average 22.9 words, 39% exceed 24 words and 4.7% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Extended sentences averaging 22.9 words, with 12.7% reaching 40 words or more
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
4.7% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Short commitment
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 6 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
16 chapters
- 01PREFACE2 min
- 02THE NURSERY AND ITS RHYMES19 min
- 03CHILDREN AND CHILD-LIFE15 min
- 04GAMES PLAYED BY BOYS21 min
- 05GAMES PLAYED BY GIRLS13 min
- 06THE TOYS CHILDREN PLAY WITH15 min
- 07BLOCK GAMES—KINDERGARTEN13 min
- 08CHILDREN'S SHOWS AND ENTERTAINMENTS10 min
- 09JUVENILE JUGGLING13 min
- 10STORIES TOLD TO CHILDREN7 min
- 11"'THE MAN IN THE MOON.'"2 min
- 12THE LAND OF GIANTS.2 min
- 13THE LAND OF DWARFS.2 min
- 14THE SUN WENT BACKWARD.2 min
- 15MARS, THE GOD OF WAR.2 min
- 16RIP VAN WINKLE.3 min
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Isaac Taylor Headland
Isaac Taylor Headland: American missionary in China, later professor who taught in Peking University.
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