It provides the English translation, full-color illustrations and pictures of the real objects. There is a recording CD in addition.
Mao Yue is the Vice Director of the College of Intensive Chinese Training, Beijing Language and Culture University. She was one of the writers of a number of Chinese textbooks, including An Intensive Chinese Course, Short-Term Listening Chinese, Very Good - Spoken Chinese for Beginners, and Say It Now - A Complete Handbook of Spoken Chinese.