Jaguar, Roland Smith
Jaguar, Roland Smith
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Jaguar

Author: Roland Smith

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/28/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Ever since his mother died and his father went to Brazil for a scientific expedition, 14-year-old Jacob Lansa has been staying with his grandfather in Poughkeepsie.

He longs to join his father and help him set up a jaguar preserve in the rain forest, but he can’t miss school. When his father invites him down over spring break, he jumps at the chance.

It seems Jake’s vacation is over just as soon as it begins. But when an equipment explosion suddenly leaves the scientific team short-handed, he stays on as a replacement. Soon he finds himself in a life-and-death struggle against lawless opportunists and the perils of nature as he travels deep into uncharted territory.

Award-winning author and research biologist Roland Smith packs this riveting adventure tale with fascinating details of the fragile rain forest.

“A first-rate adventure about greed, mutual dependence, and family.”—Kirkus Reviews

About Roland Smith

New York Times bestselling author Roland Smith is the author of more than twenty-five young adult novels, including Peak, The Edge, Beneath, Above, Sasquatch, Elephant Run, Zach's Lie, Shatterproof (39 Clues), the Cryptid Hunters series, the I,Q series, and the Storm Runner series. His novels have garnered dozens of state and national book awards. He speaks to over 50,000 children and adults every year at schools and conferences all over the world. He lives in Portland, Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magda on June 03, 2021

A fun and informative adventure.......more

Goodreads review by Nick on September 10, 2020

I first read this book back in 2000 when I was just 10 years old and still remember it being a gripping story. I felt the urge to see how well it held up twenty years later, and I have to say I was again captivated throughout the story. It was certainly surprising having themes of murder and indigen......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on November 03, 2023

I love this book as much now as I did as a child. This is the First adventure book I read as a kid that really stuck with me. I loved the setting and animal conservation aspects involved in this story. It has held up well considering I first read it in the mid 90's. It is Short and sweet; defiantly......more

Goodreads review by Preston on November 13, 2014

I liked it. It was a book of adventure. I liked the idea of the explosion on the boat. The story could have gone a completely different way. I wasn't expecting it. I liked how he learned to fly the Morpho.......more

Goodreads review by Joelle on December 11, 2022

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very intense, and adventurous. It was about a young boy, named Jacob "Jake" that is 14 yrs old. And his father, that is a zoologist that has been working on a preserve in brazil for a jaguar. While his father is away, Jake stays at a retirement home with a......more