The Last Tigers - Tonya Poling | Biblioteka

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What problem does Skyler face at the beginning of the story?

Her father refuses to help the tigers.

She must use the tigers to cure a disease.

A drug agency is coming to take the tigers.

The tigers have become too large to control.

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A quiet and secret

excited and worried

long and loud

honest and direct

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There will be no Malayan tigers left if they die.

The preserve cannot exist without tigers.

Tiger hearts make an important medicine.

She loves them and doesn’t want them hurt.

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“Tonight, she must sing the tigers to safety.”

“. . . she has come to look like a tiger herself.”

“. . . back then, kids used a computer program called Zoom to see their teachers and classmates . . .”

“ . . . this vast stretch of tropical forest and swamp is surrounded by a tall electric fence.”

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annoyed

disgusted

relieved

scared

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“Then she sees it, coiled in the light . . .”

“Her trembling hand grips the sound-beam, thumb on the button.”

“Skyler takes a deep breath, stepping over the python’s limp body.”

“‘Charlie, Lulu, snake won’t hurt you,’ she sings.”

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She smells seawater.

Her sneakers feel wet.

She sees a stream.

She hears waves.

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After a time of stress, we need time to play.

We must rely on kids to save the planet.

If other people let you down, animals can be your most loyal friends.

When something is important, you can overcome anything to achieve it.