For children ages 5 and older to learn how to write the simplified Chinese word for "Rat" (mouse) - the first animal of the Chinese zodiac. Learn about the year of the rat in Chinese culture by tracing, coloring and writing. The simplified Chinese character for rat or mouse has a picture, English translation and Mandarin Chinese Pinyin. Introduce written Chinese into your self-study, homeschool, Montessori and Mandarin language immersion program. Ready to use with no prep. Black and white pages.