A Boy and A Jaguar by world renowned Alan Rabinowitz is a true story. While Alan’s stuttered speech is a significant part of this autobiography, “the promise” is highlighted on the cover. The young Alan promises to serve as the voice for big cats everywhere. As an adult, one way he does so is with this book.
Many children and adults who stutter will
identify with Alan’s struggle to speak. First, Dr. Rabinowitz’ memories remind
stutterers that they are not alone. Then, he transforms his struggle to speak
into a world-wide mission to save jaguars and other endangered big cats. CáTia
Chien’s illustrations capture the intimacy of Alan’s interactions with people,
animals, and his surroundings. Most especially, the illustration and text at
the end of this book will take your breath away.
Lexile AD670L
This story is read aloud online by Read Alouds.
My Picture Book Talk for this story is here.
This lesson is read aloud on my YouTube channel .
