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Water buffalo days : growing up in Vietnam by Huynh, Quang Nhuong; Tseng, Jean, ill; Tseng, Mou-sien, ill is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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As a young boy growing up in the hills of central Vietnam, Nhuong's companion was Tank, the family water buffalo. When bullies harassed Nhuong, Tank sent them packing. When a wild tiger threatened the entire village, Tank defeated it. He led the herd and adopted a lonely puppy. Tank was Nhuong's best friend.<br> <br> Nhuong gives readers a glimpse of himself when he was their age, and tells a thrilling story of how he and Tank together faced the dangers of life in the Vietnamese jungle which was their home. <p>Author Biography: Huynh Quang Nhuong also wrote <i>The Land I Lost,</i> which was published in five languages and received numerous awards. He was born in Mytho, Vietnam, and now lives in Columbia, MO..</p> <p> Jean and Mou-sien Tseng are preeminent illustrators of Asian children's literature whose work for <i>The Boy Who Swallowed Snakes</i> won the American Book Award. They have also illustrated <i>A Treasury of Mermaids</i> by Shirley Climo (see pages 30-31). They live in Glen Cove, NY.</p> <p>The author describes his close relationship to two water buffalo that were part of his family when he was growing up in a village in the central highlands

Author

Huynh, Quang Nhuong; Tseng, Jean, ill; Tseng, Mou-sien, ill

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060249588

Subjects

Agriculture, Literary Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.81 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14