An edition of Tikki Tikki Tembo (1968)

Tikki Tikki Tembo

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An edition of Tikki Tikki Tembo (1968)

Tikki Tikki Tembo

  • 4.50 ·
  • 12 Ratings
  • 84 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 27 Have read

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.

Publish Date
Publisher
Scholastic
Language
English
Pages
41

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Previews available in: Spanish English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
January 1, 1994, Lectorum Publications
Library Binding in Spanish - Spanish Language edition
Cover of: Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
1989, H. Holt and Co., Holt, Rinehart and Winston
in English - 1st Owlet ed.
Cover of: Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
1968, Scholastic
in English

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Published in

New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.2/0951
Library of Congress
PZ8.1.M8346

The Physical Object

Pagination
[41] p. :
Number of pages
41

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24957159M
Internet Archive
tikkitikkitembo00mose
ISBN 10
0590416227
ISBN 13
9780590416221
OCLC/WorldCat
6559492
Goodreads
1111398

Work Description

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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December 31, 2021 Edited by tmanarl Merge works
December 13, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
July 22, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot remove fake subjects
May 25, 2015 Edited by Tia Smith Added new cover
August 11, 2011 Created by ImportBot Imported from Internet Archive item record.