Presents the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling about how the leopard got his spotted coat in order to hunt the animals in the dappled shadows of the forest.
Photographs and simple text introduce the behavior and habitat of leopards, and a list of resources provides organizations, books, and websites which deal with helping to protect these beautiful mammals.
In the late 1930s, H. J. Harper is intent on finding a way to help his older sister study to become a veterinarian and on tracking down a leopard that has escaped from the zoo in Oklahoma City where his father is working on a W.P.A. project.
Describes the physical characteristics and abilities, habitats, and lifestyles of the leopard, snow leopard, and clouded leopard, and discusses the environmental status of each species.
A leopard who bemoans the fact that he always blends into his background and never gets noticed finally discovers that spots have their place. Illustrations give the reader the opportunity to find him in various hiding places.
