| Tiger, Tiger Contributor(s): Banks, Lynne Reid (Author) |
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ISBN: 044042044X ISBN-13: 9780440420446 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Two tiger cub brothers are torn from the jungle and taken to Rome. The stronger cub is trained as a killer at the Coliseum. Emperor Caesar makes a gift of the smaller cub to his beautiful daughter, Aurelia. She adores her cub, Boots. Julius, a young animal keeper, teaches Aurelia how to earn Boots's trust. Boots is pampered while his brother, known as Brute, lives in the cold and darkness, let out only to kill. Caesar trusts Julius to watch Aurelia and her prized pet. But when a prank backfires, Boots temporarily escapes and Julius must pay with his life. Thousands watch as Julius is sent unarmed into the arena to face the killer Brute. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Ancient Civilizations - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - General - Young Adult Fiction | Royalty |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" (0.23 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 89270 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two tiger cub brothers are town from the jungle and taken to Rome. The stronger cub is trained as a killer at the Coliseum. Emperor Caesar makes a gift of the smaller cub to his beautiful daughter, Aurelia. She adores her cub, Boots, and Julius, a young animal keeper, teaches her how to earn the tiger's trust. Boots is pampered while his brother, known as Brute, lives in a cold and dark cage, let out only to kill. Caesar trusts Julius to watch Aurelia and her prized pet. But when a prank backfires, Boots temporarily escapes and Julius must pay with his life. Thousands watch as Julius is sent unarmed into the arena to face the killer Brute. |