International Tiger Day celebrated annually July 29 worldwide. The holiday was established in 2010 at the International Forum “Tiger Summit” in St. Petersburg on the problems of preserving the population of this predatory animal. The initiators of the establishment of this date were 13 states that participated in the forum, in which tigers still live. During the event, a tiger population restoration program was also developed and adopted, designed for 2010-2022, the goal of which is to double the number of tigers over the designated period. Unfortunately, only no more than 5 thousand individuals have survived in the wild, and this number continues to decline.

Russia is one of the few countries where the number of these striped predators not only does not fall, but increases. Our country is home to 95% of the population of the world's largest tiger - the Amur tiger (about 150 Amur tigers live in the Far East, and in total there are about 400-500 individuals in Russia.

In 2013, the President of the Russian Federation signed two laws, according to which the sale and killing of rare cat species faces criminal liability, and the powers of rangers and inspectors in the fight against poachers were expanded.

In Russia there is another holiday dedicated to these striped predators - Tiger Day in the Far East, celebrated annually at the end of September.

"Tiger Trail in the Library"

The image of a tiger is found in the works of many writers and poets. In Indian and Chinese literature The strength of the tiger was traditionally celebrated. This animal acted as a defender of justice, wisdom, and sometimes ardent love. A similar perception of the tiger migrated to the prose and poetry of the Middle East.

In Western European literature, the attitude towards tigers was ambiguous. Thus, Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book portrayed the tiger as a treacherous and formidable animal. G. K. Chesterton called the tiger “the personification of sorrowful grace.” Alan Milne, in his work about Winnie the Pooh, created an attractive and cheerful character - Tigger. The Tiger is shown positively in the story “Hoanga” by G. L. Oldie. But F. Baum in books about the land of Oz created the image of a cowardly tiger.

The tiger is a favorite character of poets. A memorable image of a hussar-tiger was created in the poem “At the Gypsies” (1920) by N. S. Gumilyov. H. L. Borges, who as a child was the first animal to see and remember a tiger in the zoo, has a collection of poems, “The Gold of Tigers.” In English-speaking countries, one of the most textbook poems is William Blake's poem "The Tiger", in which the beast, according to Borges, is presented as a "symbol of evil." There are several translations of it into Russian, including those by K. Balmont and S. Ya. Marshak.

Introducing the most famous and beloved books about TIGER from library collections:

Arsenyev, V.K. In the wilds of the Ussuri region: notes of a traveler / V.K. Arsenyev.- M.: Det. lit., 1988.- 400 pp.: ill. - (School library)

Storage: GBM

In the book by Vladimir Arsenyev “In the wilds of the Ussuri region” main character Dersu Uzala, having accidentally killed his totem animal, a tiger, in his youth, suffered all his life from guilt and fear of the “master of the taiga.” This episode was also included in films based on Arsenyev’s book.

Georgiev, S. Amurchik, or the adventures of a tiger cub. Fairy tale / S. Georgiev. – M.: Rosman, 2014. – 64 p., ill.

The hero of this book, the tiger cub Amurchik lives in the taiga with his father and mother. He never gets bored, because every day is full of adventures! He meets the bear Ermolai Timofeevich, the fox Henrietta, the hedgehog Dorofey and even the conductor of the frog choir! And the most exciting adventure - meeting a person - awaits him ahead! And if you want to know how the inhabitants of the taiga spend their time, read funny and funny stories from the life of a curly tiger cub and his friends in a modern book children's writer Sergei Georgiev.

DiCamillo, K. Soaring Tiger: story / K. Di Camillo; translated from English O. Varshaver; ill. V.Kozhina.- M.: Makhaon, Azbuka-Atticus, 2011.- 128 p.: ill.
Storage: library complex "Green World"

“The Soaring Tiger” is a true and sad story about how sixth-grader Rob Horton once found a tiger in the forest, which his ruthless owner hid in an iron cage in the forest. The tiger became the boy's biggest secret. And he revealed it to only one person in the world - Sistine, a new classmate and fellow sufferer. This story tells about betrayal and love, about courage and honor, about how important it is to be kind, decent and how painful it is to lose those you love. The book will definitely win your hearts and make you think about a lot. Colorful, original illustrations and excellent translation made the characters in this book alive and interesting.

Demenok, M.S. The path of the Ussuri tiger: notes of an experienced taiga man / M.S. Demenok.- M.: Russia, 1992.- 304 p. -(To young people about Russia)

The Ussuri taiga is an ancient, mysterious, beautiful, unique and easily vulnerable world. The book about her can be called a kind of forest poetic literature, from which you will learn a lot of instructive and interesting things about the life of the taiga inhabitants: about the striped shepherd - the Amur tiger, about the wapiti barometer, about boar alarm clocks, about grass-forecaster, about unfortunate chickens, about the miracle of ginseng root, about the Dersu Uzala plantation.

Egorchev, I.N. Amur tiger: Speculation, legends, facts. 1855-1925 / I.N. Egorchev, Yu.G. Efremov.- Vladivostok: Russian Island, 2014.- 240 pp.: ill.

The book was compiled by Ivan Egorchev and Yuri Efremov, members of the Primorsky branch of the Russian Geographical Society. This publication contains a wide variety of information about tigers: impressions of eyewitnesses, descriptions from the works of the first explorers of the Far East, excerpts from the few reference books and encyclopedias at that time, and notes from the local press. The book is illustrated rare photographs, drawings and scans of original texts.

Kostinsky, A. Tiger Cub, who said “Rrrr“: stories / A. Kostinsky; ill. E.Vedina.- St. Petersburg: Azbuka, Azbuka-Atticus, 2012.- 48 p.: ill. -(Flower - seven-flowered)

We all know our cheerful friends from childhood - Tiger Cub, Turtle, Monkey from the cartoon “On the Road with the Clouds”. And they were invented and made so memorable by the wonderful writer, screenwriter and illustrator Alexander Kostinsky. His books and cartoons, created according to his scripts, are touching and kind, funny and instructive, and still delight not only children, but also their parents, forcing them to relive the vivid impressions of childhood together with their favorite characters. “The Tiger Cub Who Said “Rrr”” is the first book in a series about the cheerful adventures of friends. Beautiful bright illustrations were made by artist Elizaveta Vedina.

Kostinsky, A. How the Tiger Cub and the Monkey wrote letters to each other a: stories / A. Kostinsky; ill. E.Vedina.- St. Petersburg: Azbuka, Azbuka-Atticus, 2012.- 48 p.: ill.- (Flower - seven-colored)

“How the Tiger Cub and the Monkey wrote letters to each other” is a new collection of funny, childishly naive and at the same time such wise stories about cheerful friends with whom you will never get bored. For preschool and primary school age.

Kucherenko, S.P. Meetings with the Amur tiger: stories / S.P. Kucherenko; thin L. Kuznetsov. - Khabarovsk: Priamurskie Gazette, 2005. - 254 pp. - (Russian Far East. Window to nature)

Storage: library No. 10, GBM

The author of the book is a famous Far Eastern writer, scientist, game biologist, candidate of biological sciences. For many years he studied the ecology of the tiger. Stories about meetings with the ruler of the Ussuri taiga, written on factual material, allow us to learn a lot about the habits and lifestyle of a rare predator listed in the Red Book. In short stories there is both pride in the magnificent beast and compassion for his misfortunes. The author calls on readers, all residents of the Amur and Primorye regions, to respect the rights of the animal to its tiger home, and to be responsible for the survival of the Amur tiger on our planet.

Nemenko, E. Tishka and Ryzh. Extraordinary stories about the bear cub Tishka and the tiger cub Ryzha / E. Nemenko. - Khabarovsk: Khabarovsk regional printing house, 2015. – 176 p., ill.

Do you know from which puddles swallowtail butterflies prefer to drink water? And the fact that chum salmon is actually not chum salmon at all, but dawa? Do you know who planted the first trees in the Khabarovsk park? No? But children's writer Elena Nemenko knows.

And the artist Andrei Ten and the publisher Andrei Verbitsky also know. And, of course, all those who have read the interesting and informative book “Tishka and Ryzh” know. Extraordinary stories about the bear cub Tishka and the tiger cub Ryzha,” which they released.

This book is not just a children's fairy tale about a tiger cub and a bear cub. This is a big true story about the life of our native land: about its nature, history and inhabitants. And the history of this book’s creation is also not simple. After all, in order to publish it, the authors not only took more than four years to collect Interesting Facts about Khabarovsk and its surroundings, but also to come up with a whole magazine!

Thousands of residents of Khabarovsk followed the adventures of the Amur tiger cub and the Himalayan bear cub. Illustrated magazine “Growing with Khabarovsk. Tishka and Ryzh” appeared in September 2011. The popularity of taiga heroes grew, they appeared on the covers of school notebooks, T-shirts, souvenirs, and in 2013 they became official symbols of the celebration of the 155th anniversary of Khabarovsk.

Prokofieva, S.L. The Adventures of a Teddy Tiger/ S.L. Prokofiev; thin V. Chelak.- M.: AST, Astrel, 2007.- 95 p.: ill.

One day the boy Seryozha forgot to turn off the iron. Can you imagine what could happen? But Seryozha has a faithful friend - a stuffed tiger. Want to hear about their adventures? Read this book quickly!

Sysoev, V.P. Golden Rigma: novels and stories / V.P. Sysoev; thin G. Pavlishin - St. Petersburg; M.: Rech, 2015.- 400 pp.: ill.

Storage: GBM, library No. 10

Do you know the land where grapes twine around a spruce and a tiger hunts a reindeer? This region is the Amur region. The lands are fabulously rich, but harsh. That’s probably why Vsevolod Sysoev’s heroes are strong, freedom-loving natures. Tigress Golden Rigma, a leopard who does not want to come to terms with captivity... Sysoev’s book is a fascinating story about the relationship between Man and Nature. Open it and you will become a participant in the most incredible adventures.

Yudin, V. Amur tiger: photo album / V. Yudin, A. Batalov, Yu. Dunishenko; lane in English. G.Misyura; comp. A. Posokhov. - Khabarovsk: Priamurskie Gazette, 2010. - 87 p.: photo. - (Wildlife of Russia. Far East)

Storage: GBM

Photo story about a rare exotic cat of the Ussuri wilds - the Amur tiger. The lifestyle and habits of this beautiful, majestic animal, listed in the IUCN and Rossi Red Books, are presented in the publication with stories from scientists, writers and a unique photo series. For a wide range of readers.

The undoubted value of this publication is the bright picturesque photographs of the best photographers and game managers of the Far East: Viktor Yudin, Alexander Batalov and Yuri Shibnev. All photos were taken in natural environment habitat of the beast, which undoubtedly helps the reader to clearly see the habits, lifestyle and habitats of the largest cat in the world.

The authors of the text of this photo narrative, Alexander Batalov and Yuri Dunishenko, are well-known game biologists in the Far East with extensive experience in research and conservation activities, as well as many years of personal observations of the inhabitants of the Ussuri taiga in their natural conditions of life.

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In the Ussuri taiga, everyone knows about the tiger cub Amurchik. Still would!

After all, it was he, Amurchik, who heroically saved one unlucky boy from a nearby taiga village from certain death! The boy alone, without permission, without telling the adults, went into the taiga to take photographs.

And got lost!

God knows how the poor guy ended up on a desert island in the middle of an impassable swamp. Little tiger Amurchik has found a photographer! Every inhabitant of the dense forest will tell you this, because many of them saw everything with their own eyes! A boy named Danilka returned home in the dark, but riding on a tiger! But only two people in the whole wide world know about this: Danka himself and the tiger cub Amurchik! Well, of course, there’s also the dog Grozny, who saw something from afar... But Grozny will never blab anything to anyone, it’s a fact!

The swamp frogs even composed a festive song about the tiger's feat, about the heroic and glorious Amurchik. Under the leadership of their conductor Olesya Petrovna Zhabina, they endlessly repeated:

Kwa-kwa-kwa! Kwa-kwa! Kwa-kwa! Kwa-kwa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a

Everyone in the area knew that translated from frog it means:

Hey Amurchik! Long live our hero! Glory to the tiger cub! Hooray! Hooray!! Hooray!!!

After carefully listening to the frogs for several days, the big tiger Amba, Amurchik’s father, called his son to him and said:

Mom and I need to go away for a while. We'll go visit your grandmother Marusya...

Hooray! - the tiger cub was very happy. - I will also go to visit my dear grandmother!

No! - Amba sternly stopped his son. - We’ll go together with mom! Amurchik, you are already quite an adult! You can be entrusted with the most important things! Therefore, you will stay at home for the elder!

For the eldest, that means for the eldest... Don’t worry, I promise order in the taiga! Greetings to Grandma and Grandpa!

After some brief preparation, the two tigers set off on their journey. Their path lay in one of the farthest corners of the vast Ussuri region.

Let’s walk calmly, don’t look back,” the stern Amba said to his wife, barely audible. - And so it’s clear that the son is waving his paw after us!

“Okay,” Dasha answered, holding back tears with difficulty. - I won’t look back...

There is no other way! - Amba shook his head. - Once upon a time, I myself became independent like this.

“Me too,” the tigress agreed with a sigh.

Chapter 2. Tiger Grandmother

Illustration for the book “Amurchik and his taiga friends” by Sergei Georgiev

The tiger cub Amurchik loved his grandmother Marusya very much. It’s just a shame that he and grandma haven’t seen each other for a long time. At the end of last summer, my grandmother came to visit Amba and Dasha for a short time: she wanted to see her grandson and get to know him. Amurchik and his grandmother immediately became friends. After all, he had heard so much about her from his father and mother! And from other taiga residents too! Grandma Marusya won the tiger cub’s heart in an instant. Having barely had time to say hello and hug her grandson, she cheerfully said:

Oh, and I was young!

And then in one leap she swung to the other side of the river! She turned around, jumped again and ended up next to her grandson! The tiger cub only had time to turn his head. And then Amurchik pulled himself together, tensed up, jumped... and instantly he also found himself on the other side, next to his grandmother!

Well done! - Tigress Marusya praised her grandson. - Let's be friends!

Grandmother Masha told and showed her beloved grandson a lot of interesting things. It just seemed as if Amurchik, in his own forest, already knew everything and everything about everything! And then the time came for the tiger granny to return to her place, to the far corner of the Ussuri taiga.

Tigers are generally solitary by nature; their families are very small. Let's say two tigers, a husband and wife, live together. And then they have a little tiger cub. Striped parents carefully raise their baby so that he becomes a real tiger. But as soon as the tiger cub becomes independent, the adult tigers leave. They are looking for another place to live. In the old house, the grown-up tiger cub remains in charge of the eldest! And he is already responsible for everything. So that he has order in the taiga!

It’s good here,” Grandma Marusya said then. - Yes, it’s just time to know the honor. The grandmother was busy.

Grandma, don't go! - Amurchik was upset.

“It’s a very important matter,” the old tigress did not support the conversation. - Okay, before I forget! Come with me!

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