Rikki-tikki-tavi
Readers rate it 3.7 (45 on Hardcover)
Released 1997 · HarperCollins Publishers
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Rikki-tikki-tavi is a classic adventure story celebrating courage, loyalty, and standing up to evil. The animal combat (mongoose vs. cobras) is described in action-story terms but without graphic detail, and the stakes are clear without being traumatizing. The story rewards bravery and compassion while teaching about Indian wildlife and culture, making it appropriate for early elementary readers and enjoyable through middle grade.
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A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden. A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.
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- Audiobooks
- Classics
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Fiction
- Cobras
- Mongooses
- Juvenile fiction
- Children's fiction
- Mongooses, fiction
- India, fiction
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ISBN 9780688143213 · HarperCollins Publishers