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Strega Nona, and other stories from near and far

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Strega Nona, and other stories from near and far
Language
eng
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005-010
Main title
Strega Nona
Oclc number
656829337
Sub title
and other stories from near and far
Summary
Strega Nona: Big Anthony is knee-deep in trouble - and pasta - when he uses Strega Nona's pasta pot without her permissionTikki Tikki Tembo: This folktale explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their childrenJoey runs away: Joey looks for another home when he doesn't feel like cleaning up his messy roomWhy mosquitos buzz in people's ears: A chain of mishaps is set off - from Mosquito to Iguana to Python to Rabbit to Owl - but all is resolved by King LionHot hippo: Hippo promises not to eat Ngai's little fishes in exchange for being allowed to live in the cool waterNightingale: The story of the lonely Emperor and the captivating songbird that comes to live in his palace
Table Of Contents
Strega Nona / retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola ; narrated by Gene Deitch (8 min.) -- Tikki Tikki Tembo / by Arlene Mosel; ill. by Blair Lent ; narrated by Peter Thomas (9 min.) -- Joey runs away / by Jack Kent ; narrated by Trish Jones (8 min.) -- Why mosquitos buzz in people's ears / by Verna Aardema ; ill. by Leo & Diane Dillon ; narrated by James Earl Jones (10 min.) -- Hot hippo / by Mwenye Hadithi ; ill. by Adrienne Kennaway ; narrated by Terry Alexander (5 min.) -- Nightingale / based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen ; narrated by Mako (25 min.)
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
unknown
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