About the Author

Marie-Laure de Shazer is a certified teacher of the Chinese, French and Spanish languages. She holds Master's degrees in Chinese language, Culture and Civilization and Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. She has lived, studied and taught in Europe, China and the United States. She enjoys researching methods that make learning language easier and more enjoyable for all ages and levels of students. Her passion is to help develop language programs for Chinese, French and Spanish for kids through adults. She had published numerous novels and is the author of Chinese For Everyone: For All Ages and Learning Styles, Chinese Characters For Everyone (Sherlock Holmes In The Land Of Chinese Characters) and Dictionary Of Chinese Characters and Their Compositions.