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The Bengal tigers are an endangered species that need more room to roam. Help Riley study tigers  behavior to help protect them from extinction!


Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Terai (Second Edition)

by Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz

Help Riley study the Bengal tigers of India and Nepal to help protect them from extinction!  Scientific evidence collected with sample containers and through observations provide insight into tiger behavior and may help save the species.  Riley learns that tigers and humans are competing for the same land, resulting in shrinking tiger habitats a direct cause of shrinking tiger populations.  With a fun storyline, facts from real scientists and math and science applications, this story is great for classroom use.  An educator's guide (ISBN: 978-1-60040-006-3) will be published in winter 2007 to provide additional classroom activities that supplement this book.


Ages 4-8
ISBN: 978-1-60040-003-2
Price: $15.95
Publisher: Eaglemont Press

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