A leopard? A last leopard? Is there a leopard prowling the mountains above Khalid’s village? When Khalid loses one of his goats on the mountainside, he meets a wise old man and discovers the truth about the mysterious leopard. But Khalid’s powerful uncle has ambitious plans for the mountain, and a leopard living there would turn his dreams to dust... Julia Johnson’s moving story focuses on one of the most beautiful and elusive creatures in the world.
JULIA JOHNSON
“A WISE AND WONDERFULLY TOLD TALE” MICHAEL MORPURGO “...A GENTLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY HOPEFUL TALE.... A GOOD STORY, DEFTLY TOLD.... UNIQUE AND REFRESHING” KIRKUS – STARRED REVIEW “A THOUGHT-PROVOKING BOOK WITH AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE” PARENTS IN TOUCH “EXCITING AND LYRICAL…. WILL ENCHANT BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS” ARMADILLO MAGAZINE “AN INSPIRING, ATMOSPHERIC TALE OF GENTLENESS OVERCOMING GREED” IRISH EXAMINER “THE LANGUAGE IS WARM AND EVOCATIVE” SCHOOL LIBRARIAN MAGAZINE
ISBN: 978 1 86063 588 5
ILLUSTRATED BY
CHRISTINE ESPINOSA-ERLANDA