Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1607345439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.
Tiger Boy
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1607345439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1607345439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
When a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve, Neil is determined to find her before the greedy Gupta gets his hands on her to kill her and sell her body parts on the black market. Neil's parents, however, are counting on him to study hard and win a prestigious scholarship to study in Kolkata. Neil doesn't want to leave his family or his island home and he struggles with his familial duty and his desire to maintain the beauty and wildness of his island home in West Bengal's Sunderbans.
Tiger Boy
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9353059402
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Neel's parents want him to win a scholarship, and go to the big city to study. But Neel doesn't want to leave his beloved Sundarbans, with its beautiful trees and its magnificent tigers. And then a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve! The evil Gupta wants to sell the cub and sets his people to search for it. Neel and his sister Rupa are determined to find the cub and take it to safety before Gupta and his goons find it. Racing against time, and braving the dangers of the dark, will Neel succeed in saving the little tiger cub? Winner of South Asia Book Award 2016 and Neev Book Award 2018 'A multicultural title with obvious appeal for animal-loving middle graders.' Kirkus Review '(An) excellent book, offering adventure, suspense and food for thought, and is surely going to win awards' Mirrors, Windows and Doors
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9353059402
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Neel's parents want him to win a scholarship, and go to the big city to study. But Neel doesn't want to leave his beloved Sundarbans, with its beautiful trees and its magnificent tigers. And then a tiger cub goes missing from the reserve! The evil Gupta wants to sell the cub and sets his people to search for it. Neel and his sister Rupa are determined to find the cub and take it to safety before Gupta and his goons find it. Racing against time, and braving the dangers of the dark, will Neel succeed in saving the little tiger cub? Winner of South Asia Book Award 2016 and Neev Book Award 2018 'A multicultural title with obvious appeal for animal-loving middle graders.' Kirkus Review '(An) excellent book, offering adventure, suspense and food for thought, and is surely going to win awards' Mirrors, Windows and Doors
The Tigerboy
Author: Ted Hughes
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571320635
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else.But Fred knew he was different.He just didn't know quite how different.And when he did....Well, what then?
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571320635
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else.But Fred knew he was different.He just didn't know quite how different.And when he did....Well, what then?
Chendru
Author: Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A story of a young boy's friendship with a tiger and his everyday life, illustrated with color photographs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A story of a young boy's friendship with a tiger and his everyday life, illustrated with color photographs.
The Boy with the Tiger's Heart
Author: Linda Coggin
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 1471403173
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The call of the wild is powerfully realised in this thrillingly evocative modern day fable A girl raised in the wild, a desperate race for freedom and a boy with a fiercely guarded secret... When Nona's guardian kills himself, she is immediately suspected of murdering him. In a world where nature and darkness are feared, where wild animals are held captive and cities are illuminated by permanent light, who will believe her innocence? Nona must flee with her only friend - a bear who is strangely human. In their desperate attempt to escape capture, Nona and her bear encounter two strange boys, Caius and Jay. Together, the four of them will hide, and fight, and make the deadliest of enemies in their desperate race to a forbidden place called The Edge - where nature is unrestrained, where there is light and shade, forest and mountain, and where there are no shackles or boundaries. A poetic, haunting and unforgettable modern fable about nature, society, and what it is that makes us human.
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 1471403173
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
The call of the wild is powerfully realised in this thrillingly evocative modern day fable A girl raised in the wild, a desperate race for freedom and a boy with a fiercely guarded secret... When Nona's guardian kills himself, she is immediately suspected of murdering him. In a world where nature and darkness are feared, where wild animals are held captive and cities are illuminated by permanent light, who will believe her innocence? Nona must flee with her only friend - a bear who is strangely human. In their desperate attempt to escape capture, Nona and her bear encounter two strange boys, Caius and Jay. Together, the four of them will hide, and fight, and make the deadliest of enemies in their desperate race to a forbidden place called The Edge - where nature is unrestrained, where there is light and shade, forest and mountain, and where there are no shackles or boundaries. A poetic, haunting and unforgettable modern fable about nature, society, and what it is that makes us human.
Read to Tiger
Author: S. J. Fore
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101643676
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In this delightful role-reversal story, all the serious little boy wants is to settle down quietly and read his book. But that’s not so easy when there’s an imaginative tiger with an excess of energy behind the couch, wanting attention and someone to play with. Repetitive refrains and sound effects make this a perfect read-aloud, and the sweet and cozy ending will delight the heart of any book-lover.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101643676
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In this delightful role-reversal story, all the serious little boy wants is to settle down quietly and read his book. But that’s not so easy when there’s an imaginative tiger with an excess of energy behind the couch, wanting attention and someone to play with. Repetitive refrains and sound effects make this a perfect read-aloud, and the sweet and cozy ending will delight the heart of any book-lover.
Rickshaw Girl
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1607345072
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
New York Public Library’s “100 Best Children's Books of the Past 100 Years” Jane Addams Honor Book Maine Library Association Lupine Honor Book ALA Amelia Bloomer Project Award Book Bank Street Best Children's Books List (Starred) Association of Children's Booksellers Best Book The moving and critically acclaimed story of a young, artistic Bangladeshi girl who bravely defies tradition in order to support her family through hard times Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day. Includes a glossary of Bangla words and an author's note about a changing Bangladesh and microfinance.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1607345072
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
New York Public Library’s “100 Best Children's Books of the Past 100 Years” Jane Addams Honor Book Maine Library Association Lupine Honor Book ALA Amelia Bloomer Project Award Book Bank Street Best Children's Books List (Starred) Association of Children's Booksellers Best Book The moving and critically acclaimed story of a young, artistic Bangladeshi girl who bravely defies tradition in order to support her family through hard times Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day. Includes a glossary of Bangla words and an author's note about a changing Bangladesh and microfinance.
It's a Tiger!
Author: David LaRochelle
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452121850
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Kids and parents alike will rejoice in this lively read-aloud picture book, as the main character runs into (and away from) a tiger over and over again as the plot gets sillier and sillier. Perfect for acting out while reading, It's a Tiger! offers just the right amount of excitement without being too scary, and a sweet ending with a bit of a twist.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452121850
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Kids and parents alike will rejoice in this lively read-aloud picture book, as the main character runs into (and away from) a tiger over and over again as the plot gets sillier and sillier. Perfect for acting out while reading, It's a Tiger! offers just the right amount of excitement without being too scary, and a sweet ending with a bit of a twist.
Bamboo People
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607342278
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607342278
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Two Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and in order to survive they must learn to trust each other.
Crouching Tiger
Author: Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763646423
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763646423
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him.