In his first book for children, conservationist and adult author. A mature look at how some observant children understand the world better than some adults. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-7-1. Chien’s impressionistic illustrations lend a gentle playfulness to the overall solemnity, with muted colors, expressive faces, and arrangements that draw attention to scale and size-all of which remind us that there are many ways to tell a story, whether you are one with words, like Rabinowitz, or one without any, like the jaguar. A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz, Cátia Chien (Illustrator) 5.0 Hardcover 17.99 Hardcover 17.99 eBook 9.99 Audiobook 0. When, in the forest, he looks into the eyes of a jaguar and sees “strength and power and sureness of purpose,” readers will feel privileged to be part of this magical experience. The inspiring tale of how he grew up to save the big cats awaits in An Indomitable Beast WHEN Alan Rabinowitz was a. As he grows up, he learns to both conquer and embrace the fact that he will always be a stutterer, and he soon becomes an advocate for animals. As a stuttering boy, Alan Rabinowitz liked talking to a zoo jaguar. A love of the jaguar helped inspire one of the worlds leading proponents for saving big cats.

But there are other, more powerful ways of communicating, which Alan knows from the ease with which he talks to animals. In this poignant autobiography, Rabinowitz recalls the alienation he felt as a child who thought he was “broken” because he could not get his words out fluently.