As an introduction to the world of big cats, children will be able to read about the hunting skills of a pack of lionesses, a leopard storing food up a tree, the Indian tiger keeping cool in water and the fastest animal on earth, the cheetah. The habitat and lifestyle is explained of all the big cats, together with how they raise their young, and the work that people are doing to protect them.

 

 

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There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Pan Macmillan .

Christiane Gunzi has worked in publishing for 15 years, writing and editing children's titles. She is the author of several natural history books, and has contributed to the natural history sections of encyclopedias.

This book has the following chapters: 1 TITLE 2-3 COPYRIGHT AND CONTENTS 4-5 MEET THE BIG CAT 6-7 A WORLD OF BIG CATS 8-9 GROWING UP 10-11 PERFECT HUNTERS 12-13 CAT TALK 14-15 THE FIRST BIG CATS 16-17 LION KING 18-19 TIGER TEETH 20-21 LONE LEOPARD 22-23 SECRETIVE CAT 24-25 CHAMPION CHEETAH 26-27 CAT COUSINS 28-29 BIG CATS IN DANGER 30 STUDYING BIG CATS 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX