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Tiger! Tiger! Stories of the Big Cat by various writers is an anthology of written works around the most celebrated and revered animal in the subcontinent–the tiger. The anthology has an introduction by educator, writer and naturalist Zai Whitaker.
Before I started reading this book, I wondered how on earth does one start talking to a child about a Tiger. What story would create that one authentic experience of this fascinating animal whose name they say is derived from a Persian word meaning ‘arrow’? An animal that’s sharp as an arrow, moves like one, and maybe even strikes like one.
This book is a basket of stories and poems gathered over the years that brings together fascinating ways in which tigers have been captured by some of the most celebrated storytellers– those from the British era like Jim Corbett, William Blake and Dhan Gopal Mukhejee (with two stories) along with more contemporary ones like Ruskin Bond, Ranjit Lal, Aditi De, Valmik Thapar, Anjana Basu and so on. It includes poems by William Blake, Prathibha Nandakumar, James McIntyre and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. About half of the stories and poems in the collection have been published earlier.
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Kali and the Rat Snake
By-Zai Whitaker
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
➢ Read the lesson carefully, underline the difficult words and refer to the
dictionary to comprehend difficult words.
About author:
Zai Whitaker (Zahida Futehali) was born in in Mumbai, Maharashtra, did her
schooling and college education there, and then moved to Chennai where she
worked at the Chennai Snake Park and Crocodile Bank for many years. Zai's interests
are natural history, writing, and teaching. Her books Andaman’s Boy and Kali and
the Rat Snake have been published by Tulika.
HW
Read and learn difficult words meanings, page
FIND OUT
1. Animal Wrangler
narian
3. Apiarist
4. Dairy Farmer
5. Conservationist
6. Khthyologist
ist
8. Farrier
CHAPTER 1
Kali and the Rat Snake
By Zai Whitaker
About the author (see e‐content)
The narrator is telling that as Kali was going to schoo passing from The post View Count : Title: Tiger! Tiger! Stories of the Big Cat The book &#;Tiger! Tiger! Stories of the Big Cat&#; is a brilliant compilation of stories and poems about the most majestic big cat on earth. If you are a tiger lover or in awe of this elusive animal, then it&#;s time to be carried away by the prose of Jim Corbett, Ruskin Bond, Valmik Thapar and the ever dapper Ranjit Lal. While real life tiger sightings may be elusive today, this book takes you to a world where catching a cub, playing with a cub, rearing it at home, and finally donating it to a zoo was a perfectly ordinary day in the life of the authors. The tigers in this book are not our conventional roaring tigers. You have foolish tigers, super proud tigers, supernatural tigers and the revengeful ones too! Spend time reading the introduction by Zai Whitaker, who puts it succinctly when she says, &#;These are tiger-centric folktales, great for individual readings or read alouds.&#; It&#;s not all about the tiger! It&#;s also about the clever woodcutter and the clever jackal. Intrigued? You have to read the book to discover more. Sparkling old fashioned language makes this book a collectible. Ruskin Bond is at his best, &#;The loud frog chorus sounds like an old boys reunion&#; So much for the prose. What about the poetry? The works featured in this book span William Blake&#;s & .
the wild forest, he remembered all the happy moments that he had
spend with his father while catching snakes in the forest, and sold
them to the cooperative for the livelihood. He was not feeling happy
to go to school that day as it passed two months but had no friends
while whoever goes to school for first day had to introduce about
itself. He was feeling shy to introduce about himself as his father was
a snake catcher and belong from the Irula
Introduction by: Zai Whitaker
Contributors: Aditi De, Anjana Basu, Bulbul Sharma, Dhan Gopal Mukherji, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Flora Annie Steel, Hugh Allen, James McIntyre, Jim Corbett, Maharani Sunity Devi, Pratibha Nandakumar, Raghu Chundawat, Ranjit Lal, Ruskin Bond, Ruth Plumly Thompson, S. Eardley-Wilmot, Valmik Thapar and William Blake.
Publisher: Talking Cub (an imprint of Speaking Tiger Books)
Type: Paperback
Length: pages
Recommended age: 10 years+ (publisher&#;s recommendation is 12 years+)
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