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Young Riley visits the lush Terai Arc region of India and Nepal in search of the elusive Bengal Tiger. Accompanied by his Cousin Alice, Aunt Martha and Uncle Max, a world renowed biologist, their mission is to learn about the endangered tiger population and its habitat. Riley's simultaneous research leads to exciting and educational encounters with some weird and wild indigenous animals (an Asian rhino, a King Cobra, Langur monkeys and more!) as well as a better understanding of the local culture.
Award winning visuals, thrilling storylines, curriculum applications, kid-friendly fact boxes and cutting edge science distiguish this landmark new series as a pioneer in Environmental Education for children.
If you love tigers, sloth bear, bats (Indian Flying Fox), elephants, rhinoceros, snakes like the King Cobra, chital deer, the clouded leopard or peafowl (also known as peacock) you'll love this book!
“The kid-friendly text is interspersed with tidbits of information supplied from noted scientists. The illustrations are a visual adventure, combining real photographs and cartoon-style figures and settings.There are many environmental lessons to be learned...”
-ForeWord Magazine