Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins
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Chapter 1
Go Swimming
Make a poster of the characters to help keep all the names straight. Write out all the names of each person on a large posterboard, regular sheet of paper, or a dry-erase board that can be used all week, with lots of space around each name. Have your child write or draw different things to help remember who that person is. For example, Neel is the main character; he’s struggling with math (you can draw a math problem with the wrong answer), he’s supposed to be home studying (you can draw a desk or some books), he would rather be fishing (draw a fish), and so on.
Tiger Boy official activity guide
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Cyclones damage in the Sunderbans
Chapter 4
Video of the Sunderbans, where you can see plenty of both kinds of trees
Chapter 5
Foundation for Sunderbans schools (I have never heard of this before and have not verified it, but there is a video at the bottom of the page that I found interesting).
Birds of the Mangroves coloring page
Chapter 6
Have a meal of lentils, rice, spinach, potatoes, eggs, and tea
Chapter
Have a meal of Cauliflower and Potato Curry, or try the Rohu (or alternate) fish with black pepper, turmeric, cauliflower, and potatoes
Chapter 8
Create a map of your neighborhood. Here’s a simple map-making video to get ideas for how to start.
Chapter 10
Create an obstacle course at home. Place a treasure at the end to make it even more fun. Here are some ideas if you want to do a different type of obstacle course or if you have limited space.
Watch a video about baby tigers. Please be aware that it shows the live birth at the beginning, so you should use it with caution. Here’s a shorter version without the delivery. Here’s a really cute one, but it starts out by mentioning their mother abandoned them.
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
A look at some of the issues affecting the Sunderbans (does mention man-eating tigers, but also says it’s because their habitat is being eroded).
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
The women saving the Sunderbans
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Play some math games (I tried to stay away from apps and subscription programs and things that had you log in for this)
Chapter 17
Make assorted flowers and create garlands
Create an award, and give it to someone
Extras
There is an audiobook version.
There is not a sequel, but the author has many other great books. Rickshaw girl will be used in a later level.
Some tiger movies:
The Jungle Book (although it takes place in central India, not the Sunderbans)
Two Brothers (see movie review)
The Tigger Movie
