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Tikki tikki tembo

Uses the pictures and text of the book of the same title, retold by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. This Chinese folktale shows why parents today give their children short names. For primary grades.

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  • "Uses the pictures and text of the book of the same title, retold by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. This Chinese folktale shows why parents today give their children short names. For primary grades."@en
  • "A Chinese folk tale in which a boy has trouble telling people that his brother with a long name has fallen into a well."@en
  • "A Chinese folktale in which a boy has trouble telling people that his brother with a long name has fallen into a well."@en
  • "The story of a first-born Chinese son who has such a long name that his younger brother has difficulty getting his mother's attention when disaster occurs."@en
  • "This Chinese folktale shows why parents today give their children short names."@en
  • "A Chinese folk tale in which a boy has trouble telling people that his brother with a long name has fallen into a well. For primary grades."@en
  • "When a child falls into a well and too much time is spent saying his name, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names."
  • "Uses the pictures and text of the book of the same title, retold by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. This Chinese folktale shows why parents today give their children short names."@en
  • "Summary: A children's film based on the book written by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. It retells a Chinese folktale which explains why Chinese parents give their children short names instead of the long ones they used to bestow on them many years ago. According to the story it all originates from the time when a little boy fell into a well and his brother had to run for help. Suitable for children, 5 to 8 years."
  • "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."@en
  • "Uses the story of how children in China came to have short names to teach students about language, science, math, and culture. Includes suggestions for creative classroom activities."@en

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  • "Sound recordings"@en
  • "Folklore"@en
  • "Motion pictures"
  • "Motion pictures"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Film adaptations"

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  • "Tikki tikki tembo"@en
  • "Tikki Tikki Tembo"
  • "Tikki Tikki Tembo"@en

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