Po smrti matere se dvanajstletni Rob in njegov oče preselita v Lister na Floridi, kjer Robov oče dela kot vzdrževalec v motelu, kjer živita. Osamljen, žalosten in tarča dveh nasilnežev Rob svoja čustva pospravi v metaforični kovček in ga zaklene. Robovo življenje se začne spreminjati, ko najde velikega tigra v kletki v gozdu za motelom in spozna novo dekle Sistine Bailey. Ko začne Robova čustvena lupina pokati, se nauči vrednosti prijateljstva in soočanja s svojimi čustvi, skupaj z izzivom sprejemanja težke odločitve.
Učenci naj poiščejo in ponazorijo primere figurativnega jezika v The Tiger Rising Kate DiCamillo.
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Page 4: "He made all of his feelings go inside of the suitcase."This means that he packed his feelings away in order to forget about them.
Page 39: "The bus coughed and sputtered and finally drove away."This means that the bus was making a lot of noises as it drove away.
Page 56: "Every night the house lit up like a constellation, and they were all inside of it together, all three of them."Rob remembers how bright and happy his house was at Christmas before his mother died.