Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: And Other Stories

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Summary: Wonderful children's book-especially for boys!
Review: I thought this was a wonderful version of Rudyard Kipling's book, with beautiful watercolor illustrations. My son loved the story of the mongoose vs. the cobra, and the perspective from the animal's view. The illustrations really make the book!

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Summary: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Review: In the story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a mongoose. When a flood washed him away from his home, he is adopted by Teddy and his family. While exploring the garden, he meets Nag and Nagaina, two deadly cobras. Later that night, he overhears the cobras' plot to enter Teddy's house and kill his family. When Nag and Nagaina get inside, Rikki attacks and kills Nag in Teddy's bathroom. The next day, Rikki finds Nagaina's eggs on the ground and begins crushing all of the eggs except for one. When Nagaina threatens to kill Teddy, Rikki distracts her by threatening to destroy her last egg. Then, Rikki chased Nagaina into her hole in the garden and kills her. From then on, Teddy's family hailed Rikki-Tikki-Tavi as a hero for saving them from the two deadly cobras.

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Summary: Rikki Tikki Tavi is not Tikki Tikki Tembo
Review: Like Heath, I also remembered two different books from my childhood that seemed to have the same title. After doing some research on the Internet I finally figured it out: There is this wonderful Kipling book about the mongoose and then there is the childrens' book Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel where poor little Chang falls into a well and his brother Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo tries to save him but gets winded just trying to tell his name to the people he is asking for help. I too have memories of having this book read aloud to me in the library as a child.

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Summary: Don't pick this edition
Review: Rudyard Kipling's story is as wonderful here as it always is, but the artwork is this edition by Lambert Davis is muted, static, and downright boring. There's no sense of motion or emotion in the art, even for the action scenes. The birds aren't bad but the snakes and the mammals look more like plastic models than real animals -- especially Rikki. A real disappointment, especially for those raised on the Rikki video.

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Summary: This book was very good I loved it.
Review: The is a story of a little mongoose who was brought in by a english family.The little mongoose help the family escape death from two menacing cobras. The mongoose becomes close of friends with tailorbird Darzee and his wife. This story has many different scenes and suspense.I loved this book and so will you.

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Summary: rikki tikki tavi is the coolest!
Review: we're seventeen and we LOVE the book!!! A+!