Tikki tikki tembo

Tikki tikki tembo / retold by Arlene Mosel ; illustrated by Blair Lent.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mosel, Arlene (Author)
Other Authors:	Lent, Blair (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Square Fish, [2007].
Edition:	First Square Fish edition.
Subjects:	Folklore > China > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction. First-born children > Juvenile fiction. Brothers > Juvenile fiction. Names, Personal > Juvenile fiction. Names, Chinese > Juvenile fiction. Wells > Juvenile fiction. Legends > China > Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Picture books for children. Fiction.
Holy Cross Note:	Children's Literature Collection

Description
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.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1968.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:	9780312367480 0312367481 9781435208377 1435208374 9780805006629 0805006621