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Baby Animals
A Tiger Cub Grows Up
Tara is a tiger cub. What is it like to grow up in a wild animal park? If you look closely, you will discover how Tara grows from a tiny newborn cub to a pouncing, full-grown tiger there. Beginning readers will delight in watching Tara as she gets her first tooth, takes her first swim, and plays with other tigers.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 20, 1993
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October 2, 2016
This is a book about Tara the tiger. This tiger was born in a wild animal park and is cared for by humans for the beginning of her life. It tells all about tigers and different milestones in their lives, like how they open their eyes for the first time at nine days old. It ends by showing her going with other adult tigers when she is nine months old. There is also a timeline of their lives and facts on the last couple pages.
I thought this book was okay, it was very informative but did not really tell much about tigers in the wild with their real mothers instead of humans.
This is a good book when explaining tigers and how baby animals are different from humans.
I thought this book was okay, it was very informative but did not really tell much about tigers in the wild with their real mothers instead of humans.
This is a good book when explaining tigers and how baby animals are different from humans.
May 17, 2021
Non-Fic (Timeline & Add'l Info at end)
K-3 (info at end good for G3)
As a staunch tiger defender, I don't love or hate this book. It shows a new cub being raised by hand and gives the timeline of milestones in her life. It ends with her being a part of the adult tiger community at a "wild animal park" which is said to be Six Flags Marine World at the end of the book. This park still exists (northern California), but with many fewer tigers than the book listed in 2002- not surprising given the move away from pure entertainment parks over the last 20 years.
The book does clearly say (in the info at the end) that tigers can be trained but not tamed and I appreciate that. However, the photos of the keeper in the adult tiger enclosure playing with 9-month-old Tara makes me pause. I would only read this book in conjunction with other activities that visually counter the happy-go-lucky images portrayed here.
However, it is good for a basic timeline of stages a cub of many kinds mammalian predatory species goes through. Plus, tigers are cute.
End of book info: Bengal species, India jungles, habitat loss, endangerment, and then wild animal parks and the whole "don't keep as pets they are wild" spiel.
(J 599.756 H598; 2002; 31 numbered pages)
Text-Set ideas: animals, endangered, tigers
AR Quiz No. 58603 EN Nonfiction
This book uses photographs and text to follow the life of Tara, a tiger cub, until she is one year old.
ATOS Book Level: 1.8
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Points: 0.5
Word Count: 389
Nonfiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Babies/Infants; Animals-Tigers; Places-Misc./Other;
Series: Baby Animals (Lerner);
K-3 (info at end good for G3)
As a staunch tiger defender, I don't love or hate this book. It shows a new cub being raised by hand and gives the timeline of milestones in her life. It ends with her being a part of the adult tiger community at a "wild animal park" which is said to be Six Flags Marine World at the end of the book. This park still exists (northern California), but with many fewer tigers than the book listed in 2002- not surprising given the move away from pure entertainment parks over the last 20 years.
The book does clearly say (in the info at the end) that tigers can be trained but not tamed and I appreciate that. However, the photos of the keeper in the adult tiger enclosure playing with 9-month-old Tara makes me pause. I would only read this book in conjunction with other activities that visually counter the happy-go-lucky images portrayed here.
However, it is good for a basic timeline of stages a cub of many kinds mammalian predatory species goes through. Plus, tigers are cute.
End of book info: Bengal species, India jungles, habitat loss, endangerment, and then wild animal parks and the whole "don't keep as pets they are wild" spiel.
(J 599.756 H598; 2002; 31 numbered pages)
Text-Set ideas: animals, endangered, tigers
AR Quiz No. 58603 EN Nonfiction
This book uses photographs and text to follow the life of Tara, a tiger cub, until she is one year old.
ATOS Book Level: 1.8
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Points: 0.5
Word Count: 389
Nonfiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Babies/Infants; Animals-Tigers; Places-Misc./Other;
Series: Baby Animals (Lerner);
December 5, 2018
Summary:
We are taken through the life cycle of a tiger named Tara from the moment that she was a newborn tiger cub, until the day she was a 1 year old fully grown tiger. Each developmental milestone in Tara's life is marked with her age as she continues to grow up.
Review:
The author allows Tara to draw us in as she continues to develop throughout the story using actual photographs at each developmental stage and activity to allow the reader to develop a more personal connection that keeps them engaged.
Other Books:
"A Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle
This is another book that talks about the life cycle of another type of living thing on Earth. Students can use both of these books as format to help understand different stages of development in different living things.
Children can use this as a mentor text to create their own time line using a similar format to the story.
We are taken through the life cycle of a tiger named Tara from the moment that she was a newborn tiger cub, until the day she was a 1 year old fully grown tiger. Each developmental milestone in Tara's life is marked with her age as she continues to grow up.
Review:
The author allows Tara to draw us in as she continues to develop throughout the story using actual photographs at each developmental stage and activity to allow the reader to develop a more personal connection that keeps them engaged.
Other Books:
"A Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle
This is another book that talks about the life cycle of another type of living thing on Earth. Students can use both of these books as format to help understand different stages of development in different living things.
Children can use this as a mentor text to create their own time line using a similar format to the story.
September 11, 2017
This really cute book follows a tiger named Tara and her life growing up. As the book tells about Tara's life, it also includes basic facts about tigers. I enjoyed this book and think it will be best used for students to learn about wild life!
November 15, 2016
This is a really cute book for young readers! This book is about a tiger named Tara and about her life growing up. Throughout the book it explains basic facts about tigers. The beginning of the book shows Tara being taken care of by humans. This book shows a timeline of their life.
I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was a great way to start learning about tigers! My favorite aspect that is aloud children to learn about wild life.
This book would be great to practice basic reading with children and to teach about some wild life!
I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was a great way to start learning about tigers! My favorite aspect that is aloud children to learn about wild life.
This book would be great to practice basic reading with children and to teach about some wild life!
June 21, 2009
I learned that tiger cubs are endanagered species becuase thier habitates are falling. One of my favorite cats is a baby tiger. I gave this book a 5 star rating becuase I love cats no matter what kind. I think that my teacher would like this book becuase she likes reading and it has a good lesson. It teaches us how tiger cubs grow up at Wild Animal Parks.
April 26, 2012
A little disappointing to see only human lead nurturing portrayed in the book. Even my 3 year old wondered why a mammal like a tiger wouldn't be getting his milk from his mama. Tara the tiger was cute anyway. An interesting look at the first year of a tiger's life.
March 26, 2015
In the words of my 4 year old "super terrific"
October 22, 2016
Found my new dream job in these pages!
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