Strega Nona and Other Stories from Near and Far

Title: Strega Nona and Other Stories from Near and Far
Subtitle: Strega Nona; Tikki Tikki Tembo; Joey Runs Away; Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears; Madeline's Rescue
Author: Verna Aardema
Publisher: Weston Woods
ISBN: 9781602526594
SKU: 1560
Release Date: 08/01/07
Genre: Children
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Fiction


Description : Strega Nona
*Written by Tomie dePaola, Read by Rex Robbins
*Strega Nona's meddling assistant, Big Anthony, tries to prove he knows the magic secrets of Strega Nona's pasta pot, and unleashes a torrent of pasta which threatens his little Italian town.

Tikki Tikki Tembo
*Written by Arlene Mosel, Read by Peter Thomas
*This folktale explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children.

Joey Runs Away
*Written by Jack Kent, Read by Melissa Leebaert
*Joey looks for another home when he doesn't feel like cleaning up his messy room.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
*Written by Verna Aardema, Read by James Earl Jones
*A tall tale sets of a chain of mishaps through the jungle grapevine -- from Mosquito to Iguana to Python to Rabbit to Owl -- in this traditional African story.

Madeline's Rescue
*Written by Ludwig Bemelmans, Read by Pauline Brailsford
Madeline and her classmates adopt a dog who rescues Madeline after she falls into a river.