An edition of Tikki Tikki Tembo
(1968)
Tikki, Tikki, Tembo
by Arlene Mosel
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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.
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Folklore, picture book for children, children's stories, Neighbors, Mothers and sons, Brothers, Juvenile fiction, Wells, Ladders, Middle-born children, First-born children, Chinese Names, Rescues, Personal Names, Legends, Folklore, china, Picture books, Picture books for children, Folklore, juvenile literature, Chinese, Fiction, Children's fiction, Humorous stories, Mothers and sons, fictionPlaces
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Tikki Tikki Tembo
January 1, 1994, Lectorum Publications
Library Binding
in Spanish
- Spanish Language edition
1880507137 9781880507131
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Tikki Tikki Tembo
1989, H. Holt and Co., Holt, Rinehart and Winston
in English
- 1st Owlet ed.
0805011668 9780805011661
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Translation of: Tikki, Tikki, Tembo.
Adaptation of a Chinese folktale.
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The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who fell into a well. It is a sort of origin myth about why Chinese names are so short today (wikipedia)
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| February 12, 2009 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from San Francisco Public Library record |