Danny, new to town, is proud when a glittery-eyed tiger invites him for a ride. He climbs up onto the tiger's massive back, and together they cruise the neighborhood. Everyone gives them respectshopkeepers and passersby, even other kids. Danny feels powerful and much older than ten. Soon, though, he realizes it isn't respect people feel for him and the tigerit's fear. And when he decides to get down off the tiger's back, he discovers it's a lot harder than climbing on.
Whether the tiger is interpreted to represent gangs, drugs, or something else altogether, this poetically told, dramatically illustrated book is sure to provoke discussions about temptation, peer pressure, and conformity.
Danny, new to town, is proud when a glittery-eyed tiger invites him for a ride. He climbs up onto the tiger's massive back, and together they cruise the neighborhood. Everyone gives them respectshopkeepers and passersby, even other kids. Danny feels powerful and much older than ten. Soon, though, he realizes it isn't respect people feel for him and the tigerit's fear. And when he decides to get down off the tiger's back, he discovers it's a lot harder than climbing on.
Whether the tiger is interpreted to represent gangs, drugs, or something else altogether, this poetically told, dramatically illustrated book is sure to provoke discussions about temptation, peer pressure, and conformity.
Riding the Tiger
32Riding the Tiger
32Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780547533179 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 03/19/2001 |
Sold by: | HARPERCOLLINS |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 32 |
File size: | 8 MB |
Age Range: | 9 - 11 Years |