num_pages: 117
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.
language: English
title: Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
titlecomplete: Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
genres: Juvenile, Biography, History, Geography, Historical, Childrens, Asia, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 241
places: Vietnam
publisher: HarperCollins