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DVD

Tikki Tikki Tembo : ... and more favorite tales

Call Number

  • DVD CHILDREN/FAMILY (CEN)

Publication Information

[United States] : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2005.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Tikki Tikki Tembo: 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.

Hot hippo: Relates why the hippopotamus lives in water.

The tender tale of Cinderella penguin: In this version of the classic tale, Cinderella Penguin loses her magic flipper as she runs to meet her midnight deadline, but all ends well when Prince Charming finds the right webbed foot.

Notes

DVD format.

Not rated, but recommended for ages 3-9.

Special features include: 3 extra bonus stories: The happy lion / by Louise Fatio Duvoisin, The magic of Anansi / by Sugith Varughese, and Little Red Riding Hood / by Rhoda Leyer ; read along ; interactive menus ; story selection ; auto-play.

Contents

  • Tikki Tikki Tembo / Arlene Mosel
  • Hot hippo / Mwenye Hadithi
  • The tender tale of Cinderella penguin / Janet Perlman.

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