Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780688143206)

This gorgeous picture book edition of the classic story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book was adapted and illustrated by beloved award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney.

"A beautiful edition for reading aloud," proclaimed Booklist. "Excitement and danger ebb and flow throughout," added Kirkus.

Soon after a flood washes Rikki into the garden of a family, he comes face-to-face with Nag and Nagaina, two giant cobras. The snakes are willing to attack Rikki, and even the human family who lives there, to claim the garden and house for themselves. But they do not count on the heart and pride of the brave little mongoose.

Jerry Pinkney was "widely acclaimed for his picture books honoring his Black heritage as well as for his richly detailed works reimagining well-loved fairy and folktales," noted Publishers Weekly. His version of The Lion & the Mouse by Aesop was awarded the Caldecott Medal, and his books also received five Caldecott Honor citations. He was recognized with two lifetime achievement awards: the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now known as the Children's Literature Legacy Award) and the Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award.

Author: Rudyard Kipling, Jerry Pinkney
ISBN-10: 0688143202
ISBN-13: 9780688143206
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 09/26/1997
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 11.42h x 9.52w x 0.44d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 55715 / Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/02/1997 pg. 70
School Library Journal 08/01/1997 pg. 136
Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/1997 pg. 1030
Booklist 09/01/1997 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1997 - Recommended, Satisfactory