Tikki Tikki Tembo (Book & CD Set)

Arlene Mosel; Illustrated by Blair Lent

Macmillan Young Listeners

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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 mother’s first, and most honored, son. It means, "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world!"

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Arlene Mosel; Illustrated by Blair Lent

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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Tikki Tikki Tembo (Book & CD Set)
Arlene Mosel; Illustrated by Blair Lent

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Macmillan Audio
Macmillan Young Listeners
July 2009
Trade Paperback and CD
ISBN: 9781427207241
ISBN10: 1427207240
Audio Run Time: 1:00
Age Range: 4 to 8
Grade Range: p to 3
$9.99
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