susanbevans's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great book. It is about Tippi Hedren (and her family) in the 1970's and their desire to make a movie about big cats. It is really a warm and sometimes heartbreaking story of the tenacity of this family in holding on to a dream. They went through so much in the making of their movie (Roar!) and the things they learned about big cats (the hard way - with many visits to the emergency room) make an interesting read. Unfortunately, Roar was pretty much panned when it came out in theaters. I have seen it and although the dialog is kind of "corney", the big cats are simply breathtaking. In reading this book, I came to know some of the life stories of my favorite animal actors in the movie. Tippi Hedren now runs The Shambala Preserve in California. Shambala is a nonprofit animal preserve that is home to almost seventy animals including African lions, Siberian and Bengal tigers, leopards, servals, mountain lions, bobcats, lynx, and Florida panther. Please visit their website at www.shambala.org to find out how you can help these beautiful animals.
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