Authors: Eric Walters
Tiger in Trouble (22 page)
“Nick, I am very, very sorry that I offended you in any way by implying that either your sanity or intelligence was in question.”
“What? What does that mean?”
What it meant was that he was too stupid to understand what I’d just said. “It means that I’m sorry I said you were stupid or crazy.”
“Oh, good,” he replied. “In that case, I’ll help.”
I’d like to thank Peter Klose and the staff of Jungle Cat World for letting me spend time at their wonderful wildlife park in Orono, Ontario.
And I’d like to acknowledge Werner Ebner, a gentleman who has room in his heart for all the tigers, lions, cougars and assorted other animals who live in his backyard. Special thanks to you and your dedicated volunteers at Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary, who have all shared your time, expertise and passion.
Eric Walters began writing in 1993, when he was teaching a grade five class. His students were reluctant readers and writers, and Eric wrote his first novel,
Stand Your Ground
, to encourage them to become more involved in literature. Since then, Eric has published more than eighty bestselling novels that have been enthusiastically received by children and young adults, and critically acclaimed by teachers, reviewers and parents. His stories incorporate themes that reflect Eric’s background in education and social work, and his commitment to humanitarian and social-justice issues. Eric’s novels have won more than one hundred awards, many of them children’s choice awards, and have been published in thirteen languages. Eric is always busy on the presentation circuit as well. He has spoken to over 1,400,000 children in schools across the country and around the world.
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Walters, Eric, 1957-, author
Tiger in trouble / Eric Walters.
Originally published: Vancouver : Beach Holme Pub., 2001.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-4431-2413-3 (pbk.).--ISBN 978-1-4431-2900-8 (html)
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PS8595.A598T586 2013 jC813’.54 C2013-904635-6
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First edition published by Beach Holme Publishing in 2001.
This edition published by Scholastic Canada in 2013.
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Text copyright © 2001, 2013 by Eric Walters.
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