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Elizabeth the First Wife
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Tikki Tikki Tembo

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ISBN13: 9781427207241
ISBN10: 1427207240
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Publisher Comments:

This humorous retelling of a favorite folktale recounts how the Chinese came to give their children short names. Beautifully illustrated, this perfect read-aloud storybook is one adults and children will enjoy sharing together again and again.When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo is the name of a mothers first, and most honored, son. It means, "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world!"

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This re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked children who love hearing about Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo.

About the Author

The late Arlene Mosel first heard the story of TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO as a child. In 1968, its retelling became her first book for children.

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ISBN:: 9781427207241
Publisher:: Macmillan Young Listeners
Subject:: Classics
Retold by:: Mosel, Arlene
Retold:: Mosel, Arlene
Read by:: Harden, Marcia Gay
Read:: Harden, Marcia Gay
Illustrator:: Lent, Blair
Author:: Mosel, Arlene
Author:: Lent, Blair
Author:: Harden, Marcia Gay
Subject:: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:: General-General
Subject:: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Subject:: People & Places - Asia
Subject:: Children s-General
Edition Description:: Unabridged
Series:: MacMillan Young Listeners
Publication Date:: 20090721
Binding:: Mixed media, eg book and CD-ROM, book and toy etc
Grade Level:: from P to 3
Language:: English
Illustrations:: 1 CD; 1 hour
Dimensions:: 10.21 x 8.58 x 0.19 in
Age Level:: 05-07

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