My First Mandarin Words with Gordon & Li

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Learn English and Mandarin words with panda cousins Gordon and Li Li in this charming and colorful bilingual first words book! Gordon and Li Li are cousins. Li Li is from Beijing, China, and speaks Mandarin. Gordon lives in Brooklyn, New York, and speaks English. When Li Li visits Gordon for the first time, the cousins must learn to communicate using simple, everyday words. Children and caregivers can read along with Gordon and Li Li as they learn basic English and Mandarin words and their correct pronunciation. Each spread of this sturdy book spotlights a different theme, including greetings, colors, numbers, and animals! And every word features the English and pinyin spelling along with the Chinese character and the phonetic Mandarin pronunciation to help readers practice. This is an adorable and informative must-have first words book for any family who wants to get little ones excited to open the door to learning a second language -- and future language success!

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Learn everyday Mandarin and English words with lovable pandas, Gordon and Li Li! Li Li is from Beijing and speaks Mandarin. Gordon lives in New York and speaks English. When Li Li visits Gordon for the first time, the cute panda cousins must learn to communicate using simple, everyday words. Each page of this sturdy board book spotlights a different theme, including: greetings everyday words numbers animals. Every word features the English and Pinyin spelling along with the Chinese character and the phonetic Mandarin pronunciation. Children and caregivers can read along with Gordon and Li Li as they learn basic English and Mandarin words and their correct pronunciation.