Winner of the Fidler Award, this is a compelling, globally successful book about becoming a refugee, told with compassion and hope.
War and drought have come to Tiger's country. Just before Tiger's family leaves, Tiger finds a fish struggling for life in a drying-up puddle - and rescues it. And so they set off on a dangerous journey across the mountains, with only what they can carry on their backs - the fish's grip on survival mirroring their own.
Critically acclaimed for its subtlety and simplicity, this is a universal fable where the specifics of geography, conflict and even the gender of the narrator are not given. Anyone can identify with Tiger's desire to make a difference to the world, and keep hope alive.
- ISBN10 0756966264
- ISBN13 9780756966263
- Publish Date 13 June 2006 (first published 8 June 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 September 2021
- Imprint Perfection Learning
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 183
- Language English