The bilingual English and Chinese edition of Micro Polo is a series of three books expanded from the first English edition with 68 additional images. The series is suitable for children age five and over. To help Chinese children learn English, a preface is added to explain some English idioms, and synonyms in the text accompany difficult English words. Book I Adventures (53 images, 88 pages) Book II Monsters (49 images, 88 pages) Book III Acrobatics (65 images, 88 pages) This humorous and compassionate story depicts the peculiar adventures of this little crawdad and his friendship with the boy, interweaving birds, spiders, snails, slugs and worms. The little fellow is twice rescued and earns his name "Micro Polo." Best of all, he turns out to have many personal qualities; his playful nature helps the boy improve Grandma's sad mood. The language and images are designed to entertain, catch the eye and hold the attention of children. The story offers much to learn about family love, friendship, empathy and compassion as well as a lesson or two about refraction. In brief, the series is an altogether pleasant children's picture story for edification and entertainment.