A Tiger Cub Grows Up

October 1, 2001
Gr 1-3-The Hewetts return with a book about a Bengal tiger cub growing up in captivity. Clear, full-color photos and very simple text suitable for beginning readers show Tara as a blind newborn in the nursery of the wild-animal park where she lives, going home with Mary so that she can get late-night feedings, at three months going outdoors, and at nine months joining adult tigers. Two sections of more difficult text, "More about Tigers" and "More about Wild Animal Parks," wrap up the book. A time line of Tara's first year shows her developmental stages. The book will interest children who enjoy reading about animals, need facts about this endangered species, or love to look at photos of adorable animals.-Sally Bates Goodroe, formerly at Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX

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