Jaguar

by Roland Smith

Book Overview

A fast-paced, nature-filled survival tale about a boy traveling to the Amazon and fighting for one of the forests' most famous predators--the jaguar.

When Jake Lansa goes to visit his father, Doc, in Brazil over spring break, his biggest worry is whether Doc will let him stay and help establish a jaguar preserve or send him straight back to Poughkeepsie. But soon he has bigger problems when violence strikes the expedition. A massive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786813121
• ISBN13: 9780786813124
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

The Best Jaguar

Though this story was written for a younger audience it remarkably contains orignal characters and a fast paced yet believable plot. If you're an adult definity buy it for your kid and maybe even read it yourself, because surprisingly most adult novels lack the realism that Smith brings into his stories.

My review

I had to read this book for my English class, but once i started, i couldn't stop and put it down. a week before we finished i read to the end of the book. i give this book really high recomendation to anyone. if u like it tell yur friends!

Jaguar - very cool

ok i know you've read the other reviews so ill make this quick. I absolutly HATE to read. but when I was required to read a book I randomly chose this one from the school library. so i decided to read it and I couldnt put it down! unlike alot of other books this one starts off with the hook sinker, then keeps your attention. I rated this book 100 out of 100.

Awesome book of survival and intrigue

This is a great book to use for the classroom. I plan to use it in my 6th grade Language Arts class. This book has it all - great characters, superb plot, survival/adventure aspects, and internal and external conflicts. I look forward to reading more of Roland Smith's books.

Good book to read

In the book Jaguar there is a boy and his dad was a scientist and he studied Jaguars. His dad had to go to Brazil and he had to stay with his grandpa in a retirement home. A few months later he got a letter from his dad saying that he could come down to Brazil to find out what happened in Brazil, you'll have to read the book.