Tingo Tango Mango Tree (Animal Fair Series) [Library Binding]

Marcia Vaughan (Author), Yvonne Buchanan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Animal Fair Series

When tiger Sombala Bombala Rombala Roh grows a ripe, juicy, giant mango and tries to keep it for herself, she is outwitted by Bitteo Biteo the pack-rat.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1?Sombala Bombala Rombala Roh, an iguana, plants a mango seed and eventually the fruit grows so big that she can't pull it from the tree. Other animals with equally irritating names try to help, until a bat bites through the stem and the fruit falls to the ground. The writing is filled with repeated patterns and sound effects that probably work in oral storytelling but don't translate well in print. Rather than evoking Caribbean rhythms or sounding playful, it's just annoying and jarring. The watercolor illustrations are flat and unattractive, an odd mix of heavily drawn, static animals and delicate renderings of flowers. An unsuccessful mix.?Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Silver Burdett Pr (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0382240715
• ISBN-13: 978-0382240713
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,062,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Island Rhythms, April 15, 2001

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Dr. H. M. Rice (South Carolina USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tingo Tango Mango Tree (Animal Fair Series) (Library Binding)

My five year old brought this delightful, rhythmic Caribbean folk tale home from the kindergarten library, and we spent several hours reading and rereading, singing, and talking about life in the tropics. The colorful watercolor illustrations of the exotic animals and the warm sun soaked environment of island life entranced both my children. The book's theme points out the critical need for caring and sharing, a concept that my five year old readily understood and patiently explained to her younger sister.

Immediately, after my children and I ended our first "reading" of this wonderful work, I set about finding other books by this author. As an English professor, I would not hesitate to recommend this charming book to any of my students for use in their own classrooms, especially if they want to emphasize cultural diversity. I also found it an easy and natural task to teach literary devices like repetition, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Bring in some sliced mangoes, a few stuffed animals, some cassette tapes of island music, and this book introduces kindergarten or first grade students to "Life in the Caribbean" with terrific ease!