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Poet, writer, and descendant of Charles Darwin, Ruth Padel set out to visit a tropical jungle and wildlife sanctuary in India— and her visit turned into a remarkable two-year journey through eleven countries in search of that most elusive and most beautiful animal: the tiger. Armed with her grandmother's opera glasses and Tunisian running shoes, she set off across Asia to ask the question: can the tiger be saved from extinction in the wild?Tigers
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"What happens when conservationists meet rhinos in trouble? They arrange to airlift them to safety! Follow National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert as they move rhinos out of harm's way, meet a courageous little Hawaiian monk seal, and a pair of Siberian tiger cubs fighting for survival. Readers will cheer as they read these completely true stories of animal rescues. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating...
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"For over five decades, K. Ullas Karanth has been engaged in the struggle to bring wild tigers back from the brink in India, their last remaining wild stronghold. He tells the story of the tiger itself, its incredible biology, its critical role in shaping natural ecosystems of Asia, and the unique place it holds in our collective imagination. [This book] is the story of how we wound up with fewer than 5,000 wild tigers, and how, with focused efforts,...
4) Tigers
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Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the threats to and protections of tigers"--Provided by publisher.
7) Tigers
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Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Filled with information that young readers will love to learn. From where tiger habitats are found to what it's like to be a tiger to why tigers are endangered and who has been working hard to save them"--
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Are you ready? Let's save tigers! Meet the fierce wild tiger, the world's biggest cat. At one time, 100,000 roamced across Asia and Russia. Far fewer remain today. Your mission is to learn all about how tigers live, the challenges they face, and what you can do to help rescue them. Mission Tiger Rescue puts you in the know, in the field, and in the action!,"--back cover.
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"American Sniper meets Jaws: The gripping true account of the Champawat Tiger, the deadliest animal of all time (killer of an astonishing 436 humans), and Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter who brought it down in 1907"--
"Nepal, c. 1900: The single deadliest animal in recorded history began stalking humans, moving like a phantom through the lush foothills of the Himalayas. As the death toll reached an astonishing 436 lives, a young local hunter was...
13) Save the tigers
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DK Children
Pub. Date
2023.
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Hunt, eat, and play with tigers today! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction.Use your reading superpowers to learn all about tigers, including how to help protect these beautiful big cats - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Save the Tigers is a beautifully designed reader all about tigers - where they live, how they use their senses, what they hunt and eat and how you...
14) Rum pum pum
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"Rrrrh!" means "Let's be friends" in tiger talk, but the other animals don't understand him and run away! Maybe the gentle "rum-pum-pum" of the drum can help him. The lonely tiger finds a drum. He strikes it with his tail--and friends start to follow: a monkey who says "chee-chee-chee" which means "I will come too" in monkey talk, a rhino who says "ouggh" which means "I will come too" in rhino talk, a parrot that says "scree-awk," a chameleon, an...
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Beacon Press
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[2015]
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English
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"Blood of the Tiger takes readers on a wild ride to save one of the world's rarest animals from a band of Chinese billionaires. Despite the tiger's beloved status, there may be fewer than three thousand left in the wild. At the same time, at least five thousand "domesticated" tigers have been reared on farms in China, not for traditional medicine but for the production of tiger-bone wine, tiger-skin decor, and gourmet cuisine enjoyed by the country's...
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