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Tikki Tikki Tembo [kit (CD)] / retold by Arlene Mosel. --

Mosel, Arlene. (Author). Lent, Blair. (Added Author). Harden, Marcia Gay. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1427207240 (s.r., pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781427207241 (s.r., pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780312367480 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0312367481 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Macmillan Young Listeners, p2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact disc.
Unabridged.
"Book and CD set"--Container.
Read-along book: Tikki Tikki Tembo / retold by Arlene Mosel ; illustrated by Blair Lent. 1st Square Fish ed. New York : Macmillan Publishers, 2007, c1968.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Marcia Gay Harden.
Target Audience Note:
"Ages 4-8"--Container.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 12.75
Subject: Tales > China > Juvenile sound recordings.
Children's audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch J 398.270951 Mos 31681002340271 JNONFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    An illustrated Chinese folk tale describes how the Chinese came to give all of their children short names.
  • McMillan Palgrave
    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.
  • McMillan Palgrave

    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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