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T-Shirt with Mandy and Pandy on the front and the "Ni Hao Ma?" phrase written in Chinese characters with their pronunciations on the back.

The sixth illustrated book of the series follows Mandy, an adopted Chinese girl, and Pandy the Panda, her best friend. Mandy and Pandy Visit the Zoo is an exciting story journey through the local zoo, with Mandy and Pandy stopping by different exhibits and greeting the animals.  Children can learn the Chinese and English names for exciting wild creatures such as tigers, hippos and flamingos. An audio CD is included with each book to help reinforce what is being read and for English-speaking children to hear the proper pronunciation of the Chinese translation. Each CD includes the entire story read aloud by the author in both English and Chinese. Launch date: Spring 2010

The fifth illustrated book of the series follows Mandy, an adopted Chinese girl, and Pandy the Panda, her best friend. In this version of the classic “I Spy” game played by kids everywhere, Mandy and Pandy visit the lake and ask each other about the colors of the objects around them.  All the colors of the rainbow are named, along with brown, white and black. An audio CD is included with each book to help reinforce what is being read and for English-speaking children to hear the proper pronunciation of the Chinese translation. Each CD includes the entire story read aloud by the author in both English and Chinese. Launch date: Spring 2010

The illustrated book follows Mandy, an adopted Chinese girl, and Pandy the Panda, her best friend. The book comes with a CD that reads the book aloud in both English and Mandarin, allowing children to learn both languages in an easy and fun way. “This book is one of a kind, for there is nothing else in the market quite like it,” Mandy and Pandy Sales Director Melissa Golden told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 2008.

The illustrated book follows Mandy, an adopted Chinese girl, and Pandy the Panda, her best friend. The book comes with a CD that reads the book aloud in both English and Mandarin, allowing children to learn both languages in an easy and fun way. “Children fall in love with Mandy and Pandy, while parents and children both appreciate the language skills that the books teach,” Mandy and Pandy Sales Director Melissa Golden told TDmonthly. Launch date: July 2008.

In this fourth installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy visit the farm to experience farm tools and farm animals.

In this fourth installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy visit the farm to experience farm tools and farm animals.

In this third installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy go through colors in Chinese.

In this second installment of the Mandy and Pandy series, Mandy and Pandy teach numbers in Chinese.

A finger puppet version of Pandy from the Mandy & Pandy book.

Mandy & Pandy Say "Ni Hao Ma?" is a stimulating children's book that teaches kids Chinese in a fun and easy way. Mandy and Pandy teach their audience how to say the popular phrase "Ni Hao Ma?" = "How are you?" and then share stories about Mandy's personality with the things that she likes. This book features 18 beautifully illustrated pages and is the first in a series of 12 books.