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Jaguar
By Cowcher, Helen
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59029-937-4
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 1997.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1997
Gr 2-5 Jaguar's yellow eye peering through mottled leaves on the book jacket evokes a sense of mystery that is deftly delivered in this striking natural-history tale. Like Cowcher's Tigress (Farrar, 1991), the spare story with bold paintings features the emotional conflict experienced by a human who comes face to face with an animal predator. Here a Venezuelan herdsman tracking the jaguar fears both the hunting prowess and the mystical powers his culture ascribes to the handsome animal. When the h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
