Tigress [Paperback]

Helen Cowcher (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1993 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

After a tigress kills a young bullock, the herdsmen and the sanctuary ranger concoct a plan that will save their animals as well as the tigress and her cubs.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4-- A tigress and her cubs leave their forest sanctuary to hunt. Although the herdsmen are understandably upset about the loss of a bullock and a camel, the ranger manages to dissuade them from poisoning the meat before the animals return to feed. Instead, they use firecrackers to frighten the predators back to the preserve. Cowcher's beasts are magnificent, graceful, and powerful. She is equally adept at portraying the scrubby trees and bushes of the landscape in which the herdsmen tend their flocks. The author effectively presents the dilemma that marks many efforts at wildlife conservation: how to preserve a species of animal whose habitat and natural activities bring it in conflict with people's expansion into new territories. She is honest in not offering an easy solution. While the situation has been resolved for the moment, there is no guarantee that the tigers and herdsmen will live in harmony. Visually and thematically, the book offers readers much to ponder as ecological issues receive increasing attention. --Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Cowcher continues to present environmental concerns (Rain Forest, 1989, etc.)--here, with a tigress that comes out of a forest sanctuary to kill a bullock, and later a camel. In brilliant, beautifully composed paintings, the author depicts the other animals' fear as the monkeys call a warning; the poignant distress of a herdsman who depended on the bullock for his own livelihood; and the splendidly beautiful tiger and her full-grown cubs. As in Cowcher's other fine books, only the conclusion is a little weak: the ranger persuades the people to help frighten the tigress back into the sanctuary (using firecrackers) rather than poison her, but there's no hint of whether the sanctuary is adequate to her needs. Still, a stunningly beautiful book that addresses an important issue with compassion--and with more balance and subtlety than its predecessors. (Picture book. 4+) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (September 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374477817
• ISBN-13: 978-0374477813
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,905,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations and great message, September 26, 2008

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Backroads "Scatter-brained book fan" (Cache Valley, Utah) - See all my reviews
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Here we have an atmospheric story from muliple view points of a believable Indian world. With gorgeous prose Ms. Cowcher tells us the experience of a mother tiger and the experience of the nearby humans. It's thoughtful, well-written, and the illustrations are stunning.

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless, June 17, 2008

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Carmen (Spring Hill, FL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tigress (Paperback)

I bought this book for my oldest son when he was in 1st grade, he is now 16. His teacher had read it to the class and he fell in love. I saved it all of these years, and ironically now have a 2 year old son who adores his Tigress book. I am sure this book will also capture the hearts of my future grandchildren too. This is a book that will stay in our family for many years to come.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for children and adults., March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tigress (Paperback)

I am a kindergarten teacher and Juliet is one of my students. We both liked the book. We learned a lot about tigers. We are going to the zoo tomorrow and we will look for a tigress like the one in the book! It is a book that we will read again and again.