It's all Chinese to few Ann Arbor students, and that's the point.
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Ann Arbor businessman Chris Lin did his best to pump up his audience of elementary school students one recent afternoon.
"Who likes ice cream?" he asked.
About 30 children clamored for attention as he pronounced the word. "Bing ji ling," they repeated back.
The appearance at Ann Arbor's Angell Elementary School was just one of many Lin been making in the Detroit metro area as he works to build momentum for his business, Mandy and Pandy LLC, based on books he's written to help teach children Chinese.
Earlier this month, Mandy and Pandy LLC earned a deal with a Chinese TV network to produce an animated show based on the books that teach English to Chinese children. The show could start teaching simple English words to Chinese children as early as fall 2010, Lin said.
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