Title: -Tikki Tikki Tembo
Illustrator: Blair Lent
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Year: -1968
Format: Hardcover
Genre: - Multicultural
Illustrator: Blair Lent
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Year: -1968
Format: Hardcover
Genre: - Multicultural
Reading Level: - Assisted Reader
Interest Level: Preschool
Topics: -Picture, Culture, Folktale
Summary: Tikki Tikki Tembo is the Chinese folktale of a little boy with a very long name. Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchipip peri pembo was the first son of a woman who gave her first-born a very long name, and her second name of Chang. One day, Change fell into the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo ran to his mother for help. However, it takes so long for Change to say Tikki Tikki Tembo's full name and describe what happened that it is a long while before Chang's brother is recovered from the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo's recovery is long, and teh lesson learned is to give one's children short names instead of great long names.
Interest Level: Preschool
Topics: -Picture, Culture, Folktale
Summary: Tikki Tikki Tembo is the Chinese folktale of a little boy with a very long name. Tikki Tikki Tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchipip peri pembo was the first son of a woman who gave her first-born a very long name, and her second name of Chang. One day, Change fell into the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo ran to his mother for help. However, it takes so long for Change to say Tikki Tikki Tembo's full name and describe what happened that it is a long while before Chang's brother is recovered from the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo's recovery is long, and teh lesson learned is to give one's children short names instead of great long names.
Extension Activities:
Use a large barrel or other large, round container to represent a well in the classroom. Place an object in the "well." Describe the object, without naming it, to children by using construction paper and markers to create the object. The child who identifies teh object will take it out of the well and choose another object to put in the well. The child will describe the object, without naming it, to the class.
Use a large barrel or other large, round container to represent a well in the classroom. Place an object in the "well." Describe the object, without naming it, to children by using construction paper and markers to create the object. The child who identifies teh object will take it out of the well and choose another object to put in the well. The child will describe the object, without naming it, to the class.
