Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Kipling, Rudyard

ISBN 10: 0152670157 / ISBN 13: 9780152670153

Published by Harcourt Childrens Books, 1992

The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Seller Inventory # BVV.0152670157.G

Synopsis:

Rescued from a flood by a small boy and his family, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, an Indian mongoose, sets out to protect his adopted family from two deadly cobras.

Review: In this glorious picture book, Pinkney's accessible retelling and dramatic watercolors plunge readers into the lush garden Rikki rules and the life of the family he comes to guard. The large pictures (often spreading across much of a facing page) can barely contain the mongoose's energy as his lithe body twists and turns, evading and attacking the cobras and the brown snake, curling in young Teddy's arms, and basking in the family's adulation. Pinkney's humans are not idealized, and Rikki, while eminently pettable, is not anthropomorphized. The subdued natural colors of the animals contrast with the garden's riot. The splash of a yellow squash blossom; Teddy's crimson shirt; a scarlet hibiscus, or the burnished head of Darzee, the tailor bird, add grace notes to the shimmering pages. This great story has been given the loving treatment it deserves.
" School Library Journal

"Pinkney applies his considerable talents to the smooth retelling and lush illustration of one of Kipling's best-loved animal tales.... A captivating work." "Publishers Weekly, " 6/2/97

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Davis, Lambert
Condition: good