LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
A compelling story about friendship, brotherhood and battling against the odds. A good resource for pupils learning about Ancient Rome with plenty of facts about how the Romans lived and the Colosseum comes to life in an exciting but brutal way.
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Tiger, Tiger Synopsis
In Ancient Rome Caesar is almighty and his power is played out in the gladiatorial arena, where animals and men are baited, challenged and destroyed. Two tiger cubs have been kidnapped from the jungle. One is tamed and de-clawed for pampered life as an exotic pet for Aurelia, Caesar's daughter, but the other is cruelly caged and made even more brutal, trained to fight and kill. Princess Aurelia loves her pet tiger, Boots, and grows ever more fond of his keeper, Julius. But when a childish prank goes awry, Boots escapes. Furious Caesar sentences Julius to death in the arena... and Boots is to face the same fate. So the two tigers are reunited in the gladiatorial ring, one a cosseted pet, the other a vicious predator. In a world dominated by Caesar's will, all must fight for freedom.
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9780007462940 |
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26th April 2012 |
| Author: |
Lynne Reid Banks |
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HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
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Paperback |
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230 pages |
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Essential Modern Classics |
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Press Reviews
Lynne Reid Banks Press Reviews
Tiger, Tiger burns brightly to the very last page, and long afterwards too. Michael Morpurgo
Praise for The Indian in the Cupboard:
An assured piece of storytelling, well able to stand comparison with older classics. Times Educational Supplement
Enthralling and hair-raising reading. TLS
Praise for The Secret of the Indian:
There have been many famous stories in which children's toys come alive: this book is in the same great tradition. School Library Association
Praise for The Key to the Indian:
...a swiftly moving, tightly plotted, exciting, funny tale, which will keep the reader firmly hooked and frantically turning the pages. Carousel
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About Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks is a best-selling author for children and adults. Her classic children's novel, The Indian in the Cupboard, has sold over ten million copies worldwide and was made into a highly successful feature film.
She was born in London in 1929 and was an actress in the early 1950's; later she became one of the first women TV news reporters in Britain. Lynne has now written forty books; her first, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960. She lives with her husband in Dorset, England.
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