| How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam Contributor(s): Cleveland, Rob (Author), Hoffmire, Baird (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0874837995 ISBN-13: 9780874837995 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Many years ago, the proudest animal in teh jungle was not the peacock. The proudest animal was the tiger. In this folktale from Vietnam, we see how Tiger's pride leads him to covet wisdom, and with the help of a wise farmer, earn his stripes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Etc. - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2005057022 |
| Lexile Measure: 460 |
| Series: Welcome to Story Cove |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 8" W x 8.03" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 124012 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Storytelling World Honor Award This humorous folktale from Vietnam, retold by Rob Cleveland, tells the story of Tiger, who was once the proudest animal of the jungle. He was even prouder than the peacock. Of course what Tiger was most proud of was his beautiful golden coat. But unfortunately for Tiger, he did not have wisdom and was jealous that only Man seemed to possess it. So Tiger approached Man and demanded that he give Tiger his wisdom. Man then uses his wisdom to outsmart Tiger when he finds himself tied to a tree with a rope. While trying to escape, Tiger burns his coat on the rope, leaving permanent stripes on his beautiful golden coat. This wisdom story will teach readers the importance of courage, caring and resourcefulness. This award-winning story is a "pourquoi" tale from Vietnam. Pourquoi tales are origin stories that explain why an animal or plant looks or acts the way it does. This is one of many stories told across Asia that deal with the origin of the tiger's stripes. Rob Cleveland is storyteller-in-residence at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia and is the author of several Story Cove books. |