Tigers at Twilight (1999) (edit title/settings)

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• Annie: A seven-year-old girl who is magically transported with her brother into the world of books by a magic tree house. She's sensitive to animals and her environment and is always willing to take a chance.
• Jack: An eight-year-old boy who is magically transported with his sister into the world of books by a magic tree house. He's bookish, reserved and always wants to study a subject before taking action.
• Teddy: A mysterious dog Jack and Annie are helping to free from a magic spell.
• Kah and Ko: Two langurs that greet Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House lands in the Indian jungle.
• Saba: An elephant that carries Jack and Annie through the jungle.
• The Hermit: A wise man Jack and Annie meet in the jungle.
• Morgan le Fay: A magical librarian from the enchanted time of Camelot.

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• “This perfect lotus blossom grows from dark, thick mud," he said. "Its beauty cannot live without its ugliness. Do you understand?" "Yes," said Jack and Annie. "When you save the tiger, you saved all of him," said the blind man. "You saved his graceful beauty—and his fierce, savage nature. You cannot have one without the other.”

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• To kill its prey, the python squeezes it to death, then swallows it whole.

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• Tigers sharpen their claws on tree trunks. They leave big gashes in the bark.

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• Jack noticed long, deep gashes in a tree as they walked by. He stopped.

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• afternoon sunlight. The dog ran

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• Now they are about to set out in search of the third gift … 

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• Poachers catch Indian tigers with steel traps. This is against the law. After trapping a tiger, they kill it and sell the body parts for money. Like the rhino, the tiger is a very endangered species. If the killing does not end, they both face extinction. Extinction means that someday there may be no Indian tigers or rhinos left on earth.

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• Tigers usually leave elephants alone. And like many smaller cats, tigers often avoid wild dogs.

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• This monkey is called a langur (say lun-GOOR). The word langur means “having a long tail.”

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• Frog Creek, Pennsylvania
• India
• The Magic Tree House

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• Endangered species

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Buffalo Before Breakfast, and followed by Dingoes at Dinnertime.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mary Pope Osborne (Author)
2. Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)

Other Contributors:

1. Manoj Das

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• Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( O ) › Osborne, Mary Pope
• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Explore the World › Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › Early Reader Series
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8

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