Tiger! Tiger! Stories of the Big Cat
Tiger! Tiger! Stories of the Big Cat
by Various, intro by Zai Whitaker
Ages 10–14Indian author
An anthology of classic and contemporary stories and poems about tigers, from foolish to fierce to supernatural.
Heads-up for parents: Violence. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Various, intro by Zai Whitaker
- Age
- Ages 10–14
- Type
- Nature, Anthology
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Talking Cub
- In India
- Available
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