 BOOM! BAM-BAM! CAW-CAW! These are some of the sounds of the jungle. One that animal people will not hear is the tapir. Tapir and Little Tapir tiptoe around the jungle softly, so they will not disturb anything or anyone. On Little Tapir’s birthday, Tapir and Little Tapir travel to the Great Puddle to eat mud cakes. Suddenly, “THUD, THUD, THUD…GROWL!” a leopard attacks. The tapirs run from the leopard when they are surprised by a sharp BANG! A hunter has entered the jungle. Little Tapir notices that Leopard is frightened by the noise. Together he and his mother teach him how to walk silently. From now on, Leopard and the rest of the animals tiptoe silently to avoid hunter’s attention. Exquisite pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, rhythmic text, and onomatopoeia words work perfectly in this original pourquoi story. ema |
| Title: Tiptoe Tapirs Author: Hanmin Kim Illustrator: Hanmin Kim Publisher: Holiday House Copyright: 2015 Original Language: Korean Translator: Sera Lee Original Title: Tapir’s Soft Steps Original Publisher: BIR Publishing Co. Ltd. Original Copyright: 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8234-3395-7 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: South Korean Author’s residence: Seoul Illustrator’s ethnicity: South Korean Illustrator’s residence: Seoul Subjects: Animals sounds, Fairytale/ Folk tales, Hunters, Jungle, Noise, Tapirs |
Tiptoe Tapirs
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