BIG TIGER AND CHRISTIAN

by Fritz Muhlenweg ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

**A whopper of a book (598 pp.) done in the grand tradition of the picaresque novel. As exciting as a comics serial but wholesome as a glass of milk. The author is a German explorer who has lived for many years among the Mongolians of the Gobi desert, and not as an outsider. With this background and an obvious love and understanding for children he has spun a tale of adventure that will ensnare readers from 9 to 12 (maybe even older). Christian, a white boy, and Big Tiger, his Chinese friend, start out to sail their kites one fine afternoon in Peking in the twenties. They are lured onto a troop trained which lands them in the enemy's camp. The enemy is surprisingly friendly and the boys are sent as messengers to return home by a wide circuit though the Gobi desert where they encounter Mongolians who live much as they did under Ghengis Kan. They weather a sandstorm, take part in a wolf hunt, and dig for treasure in a ghost town, remaining throughout as unspoiled and boyish as Huck Finn. Rafaello Busoni's many illustrations lend reality to the people and their artifacts. Girls will like this, too. Cloth, and despite size, not too heavy for a child to handle.

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Publisher: Pantheon

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1952

Categories: FICTION