Tiger Trail

by Kay Winters, Laura Regan (Illustrator)

Told from the mother tiger's point-of-view, two young cubs are taught to swim, stalk, and hunt so that one day they can survive on their own as grown tigers themselves.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Kay Winters, a former teacher and language arts consultant, is now devoting herself to writing for children full-time. Kay is the author of a number of children's books, including Whooo's Haunting The Teeny Tiny Ghost?, also illustrated by Lynn Munsinger; Did You See What I Saw?: Poems about School, illustrated by Martha Weston; and Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.Kay lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Earl. Her favorite Halloween costume is Little Red Riding Hood -- she still has a long red cape and a basket!

Reviews

[Gabriela Ruelas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Artwork is beautiful!!!

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily one of the best Kay Winters books I've ever read. This is an outstanding narrative of a mother tiger raising her two tiger cubs. The writing is exceptionally concise and direct. The sentence length is short and crisp. There are no wasted words. Beautiful.

[Sandy Brehl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again Kay Winters applies her talent for poetic interpretation of science to this description of a tigress raising two cubs. paired with illustrator Laura Regan again, this is an ideal companion to her earlier WOLF WATCH and allows for use in both science and writing study.

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tigress walks alone until she has her kits to care for. Patiently, she teaches them all they need to know to survive on their own...hunting, stalking, hydrating. When the day comes for her cubs to leave, she is once again alone...the circle of life.

[Mary Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

With stunning illustrations, this book is wrote in what I believe to be a poetry format. Although there isn't any true rhythm to this book, the words paint a picture in the mind of the reader that is vivid and beautiful.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Powerful yet simple. Poetic in its text, but it was the illustrations that I loved most of this book.