{"product_id":"tiger-tales-almost-true-animal-stories-from-old-singapore","title":"Tiger Tales: Almost True Animal Stories from Old Singapore","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eTiger Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, an exciting collection\nof seven almost true animal stories from old Singapore, brought to you by the\nsame people behind \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Singapore Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. This 96-page\nhardcover compendium is aimed at 4- to 8-year-olds, and comprises stories based\non actual, documented events that happened more than a century ago. Retold in\ngentle, storytelling narrative, they are accompanied by lusciously rendered\nillustrations to captivate little readers and fire their imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith much of old Singapore still covered in jungle, encounters with animals\nwere not uncommon for those who lived here. Tiger Tales brings to life some of\nthese little-known episodes, from a crazy rain of fish and the discovery of a\ngiant croc in the Rochor River, to a conundrum with tapirs and the delights of\na zoo in our very own Botanic Gardens. Of course, no compendium of Singapore’s\nanimal stories can go without the legend of Sang Nila Utama—did he really see a\nlion, we wonder? —and the dramatic story of the tiger under the billiard room.\nAlong the way, readers also meet a cast of colourful yet real people from the\npast—including Colonel William Farquhar, the First Resident of Singapore, the\nfamous Ming Dynasty admiral Zheng He, and Charles Phillips, the former\nprincipal of the Raffles Institution who marches into these pages in his\npyjamas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe ultimate goal is to give our readers rollicking good\nstories that are perfect for bedtime reading or sharing aloud. Through these\ntales, they also discover a menagerie of animals—many native to our land—and\nlearn to appreciate Singapore’s amazing biodiversity past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat’s more, children are treated to a unique taste of life\nin old Singapore like never before, and hopefully have their curiosity piqued\nabout our history. And just like \u003ci\u003eThe Little Singapore Book\u003c\/i\u003e, all the\nillustrations here have been painstakingly researched and brought to life in\ncaptivating detail. All the animals and insects that appear in \u003ci\u003eTiger\nTales \u003c\/i\u003ecan be accurately identified, thus offering another point of\nconversation and discovery for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALKEM COMPANY (S) PRIVATE LIMITED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931165159631,"sku":"9789811483615","price":28.89,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_188bad4c-ec2b-4f95-93ab-6bad9ca42598.webp?v=1774153215","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/tiger-tales-almost-true-animal-stories-from-old-singapore","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}