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Format:
Book
Title:
A boy and a jaguar
ISBN:
9780547875071

9781489858542
Publication:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Contents:
As a child, Alan Rabinowitz stuttered uncontrollably -- except when he spoke to animals, then he was fluent. Follow the world-renowned wild cat conservationist Dr. Rabinowitz's remarkable life as he finds a voice to speak for those who can't speak for themselves.
Summary:
The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate.
Reading Level:
AD670L lexile

Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 5 (very hard) Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader LG 3.8 0.5.
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