false <![CDATA[Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175962762m/577542.jpg 577542 18 Here is the thrilling story of Rikki, a fearless young mongoose who finds himself locked in a life-and-death struggle to protect a boy and his parents from Nag and Nagaina, the two enormous cobras who stalk the gardens outside the familys home in India. Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kiplings timeless masterpiece has been lovingly passed from one generation of readers to the next. Triumphantly brought to life in stunning watercolors from Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney, this is a tale that will win the hearts of young and old alike 359486 1894 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi total:2099|5:639|4:791|3:569|2:87|1:13| 2099 8253 2399 63 5 1 false false Wed Nov 19 22:20:50 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 22:26:19 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 13:28:11 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 13:28:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 18:06:48 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 18:11:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Dec 20 10:56:56 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:59:09 -0800 2008 Riki-Tiki-Tavi personifies a mongoose who is a natural born snake hunter. When the f...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 13 21:40:13 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 21:42:25 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Sep 13 14:06:19 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 14:08:15 -0700 2007 Velveteen Rabbit.]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 06 10:57:39 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 10:59:30 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Mon Sep 24 13:23:47 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 13:25:36 -0700 2007 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Thu Mar 20 11:09:16 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 11:09:16 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Mon Oct 13 13:17:08 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 13:18:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 17:49:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 23:58:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:05:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:05:00 -0700 2008
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was originally written between 1854 and 1855 as part of a collection titled Jungle Books. Kipling, using his childhood memories of India, set the story of the little mongoose in a bungalow in Allahabad. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a young mongoose who is taken in by an Englis...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 04 07:10:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 07:12:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 12 08:10:32 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 08:10:32 -0800 2009 I first heard this story as a child growing up in Hawaii where mongoose run around like squirrels do here.
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