The Girl Who Lost a Leopard

LoveReading4Kids Says

A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2022 | Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023

Inventive story teller Nizrana Farook weaves a terrific adventure which cleverly weaves real and imaginary scenes around the saving of a magnificent leopard from the hands of the cruel hunters who are after it. Spirited Selvi has a natural affinity with the beautiful and rich natural world of the mountains of Serendib where she lives.

As she spends her life outdoors exploring she comes across Lokka, a beautiful and proud wild leopard with whom she forges a strong bond. While it might seem that Selvi is at risk from Lokka, it is really Lokka who is in danger. There are many people who want to make money from the magnificent creature who will fetch a very big price if he is killed.

How Selvi outwits the game hunters, escapes from her wicked uncle and teaches her school friends about the value of conservation is a fast-paced roller coaster that will holder readers spellbound.

Reviewed by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator.
More reviews by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E

About The Girl Who Lost a Leopard

Meet Selvi, a wild child who loves exploring the beautiful mountains behind her home with her friend, Lokka. But Lokka is no ordinary partner in crime - she’s a leopard! And hunters are coming for her.

Read the full description

Find This Book In