Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
- ISBN-10
- 0064462110
- ISBN-13
- 9780064462112
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01-16
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Author
- Quang Nhuong Huynh
Description
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. 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.
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