Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
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Tikki Tikki Tembo by Blair Lent
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
Blair Lent has received many illustration awards, including three Caldecott Honors and the Caldecott Medal for The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel. He also illustrated Ms. Mosel's Tikki Tikki Tembo, a best-seller since its publication in 1968. Mr.Lent's work in Ruby and Fred, and in The Beastly Feast by Bruce Goldstone, was influenced by carved wooden animals made by artisans near Oaxaca, Mexico. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780805011661 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805011668 |
| Title | Tikki Tikki Tembo |
| Author | Blair Lent |
| Series | An Owlet Book |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) |
| Year published | 1989-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |