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by Ann Whitehead Nagda (Author), Cindy Bickel (Author)
Children learn to graph as they follow the growth of an orphaned Siberian tiger cub.
A Siberian tiger cub born at the Denver Zoo is orphaned when he is just a few weeks old. At first T. J. refuses to eat his new food, and it requires the full attention of the zoo staff to ensure that he grows into a huge, beautiful, and very healthy tiger. Through photographs, narrative, and graphs, young readers follow T.J. as he grows from a tiny newborn into a five-hundred-pound adult. A heartwarming story about one tiger's fight for survival that also introduces a basic math skill.Author Biography
Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger, as well as several other books about wildlife. Ms. Nadga lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband and her cat.
Cindy Bickel has worked at the Denver Zoo for more than thirty years. Ms. Bickel helped write Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger and Klondike and Snow: The Denver Zoo's Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar Bear Cubs.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.1 x 10 x 8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 01, 2002
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 0.5
