num_pages: 32
description: Alan loves animals but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages? Are they being punished? More than anything he wants to be their championtheir voicebut he stutters uncontrollably. Except when he talks to animals Then he is fluent. Follow the life of the man Time Magazine calls the Indiana Jones of wildlife conservationas he searches for his voice and fulfills a promise to speak for animals and people who cannot speak for themselves. This real-life story with tender illustrations by Catia Chien explores truths not defined by the spoken word.
language: English
title: A Boy and a Jaguar
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt