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Big sister is babysitting her little brother who wants her to read to him, but she is too busy reading her own book. To get her attention, the boy conjures up a hungry tiger hiding in the soup his sister makes for him. A battle ensues between the boy and the tiger. Tired of all the noise, his sister agrees to read to him. But does the imaginary tiger really disappear? Check out the full book review!
We loved everything about this book and in the past, we picked it for the Toka Junior box! The box is still available and comes with a fabulous animation activity that your kids can build from scratch. Check it out now!
"Tiger, Tiger, On the shore" begins the book.
From the beloved children's book author Anushka Ravishankar, comes this rhyming little story of a tiger who crosses the river and gets scared of a goat and climbs a tree. The humans then trap him and wonder what to do with him? "He's caught. He's got. Now, what?" they say. They then voted unanimously to release him and the book circles back to "Tiger, Tiger, On the shore".
The illustrations by Pulak Biswas in black, white and orange have an earthy quality to it, in the same style as Catch That Crocodile, another favorite with us.
Sultan's Forest is written by Kamla Bhasin with stunning photographs by her sister and wildlife photographer, Bina Kak. It is the story about Tiger cub Sultan and his Ammi who live in the Ranthambore Forest in Rajasthan. They have a special friend who they call Junglee Bina! The stunning photos show us Sultan's life in the forest and also tell us the story of a warm relationship between a woman and the wild!
This book was our July 2017 Toka Junior Box pick and we devised an amazing visual spatial thinking activity and project. The box is still available. You can buy it here!
Tigers Forever! is one of our favorite picture books on the tiger! This is a book from Katha bearing a poetical expression of love for tigers by Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond has been sharing his knowledge in the form of books for over sixty years and has more than 120 titles in print. This book is sure to enthrall kids with the majesty of the tigers.
The combination of impressive lines from the author and life-like paintings of grandeur from David Stribbling creates a magical land of tigers in the minds of the readers. I wonder if the tigers on the page are real because they seem to speak! Their eyes roar with pride, fear, joy, and sometimes grief! I could feel them! So would you!
Another Toka Box book pick, this turns out to be a definite favorite with the kids, as we found out from the Toka Box feedback we received this month!
The Case of the Missing Tiger Cub is a delightful journey of discovery and celebration of our jungles and its animals including the very precious tiger. It is the first among our series of children’s books that take the young reader through the multi-layered heritage of India’s culture, history and geography.
It's only once a while that you get a book that manages to create a lump in your throat and at the same time makes you read as fast as you can because you want to know what happens next? Neel is a class 5 student who lives in the Sundarbans. He loves his life with his elder sister Rupa, his parents and his best friend Ajay. He gets to hear about a tiger cub which has been separated from its mother and sibling. Mr. Gupta, who has come into the village and has been involved in illegal activities, has promised a reward for whoever gives him the tiger cub. Neel knows that Gupta will not let the cub live. Neel wants to find and save the cub.
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WINNER OF THE TOKA BOX TOP SOUTH ASIAN BOOK - NON-FICTION IN 2019
Absolutely brilliant from cover to cover, A Tigress Called Machhli by Supriya Sehgal is a collection of fascinating stories about the author's adventures with animals during her work as a travel journalist! Don't miss the titular story of Machhli, the famous tigress of Ranthambore who took down a 14-foot crocodile in a lengthy battle, culminating in an epic move that wins Machhli the title 'Crocodile Hunter.' This is a book we highly recommend!
This is a story about a 10-year-old girl Tara who is, of course, a gadget geek like most of today's kids. She thinks that it is unfortunate that she has to spend her summer vacation in one of the tiger reserves in the Himalayan foothills where "Nothing Ever Happens". But somethings do happen. She meets a mysterious kid Satya and the story is all about their adventures. Tara gets caught by a gang of poachers but she escapes. Satya and she then set out to save the tigress and her cubs. Did they save the tigress? What all do they encounter? Will they be able to break the poachers' network and plan? Read the book to know the details...
Jim Corbett, a hunter, who turned into a conservationist and also played a stellar role in setting up of a protected National Park for tigers, is an excellent narrator. These tales, of his encounters with Man-Eaters - tigers and leopards, take you to a bygone era. The descriptions of the jungles of Kumaon and Garhwal have always mesmerised me. Corbett describes the landscape, the forests and the fauna so well, that the whole scene is up in front of you, it's like you are trailing the Man-Eater.
