A Boy and A Jaguar
Author: Alan Rabinowitz
Illustrator: Catia Chien
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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This is a powerful, true story about a boy who stutters, but not when he is with animals; with animals he speaks beautifully. When he grows older, he learns to speak without stuttering; yet, his love of animals never leaves and he decides to use his voice to speak for them. When, on his first trip to the jungle, he rediscovers his favorite animal as a youth – the jaguar – he gives an impassioned speech to protect them. A brilliant story about the power we have to save what we love and find who we are.
Awards: Schneider Family Book Award Winner, Children’s; PW’s Best Books of 2014, Picture Books; Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People – 2015, K to 2nd Grade; ALA Notable Books for Children 2015, Younger Readers; Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Honor Winner: 2015; 2016 Monarch Award Book Lists; Recipient of Green Earth Book Honor
