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Title: Mother to Tigers Author: George Ella Lyon Genre: Biography 1. What is the author's purpose for writing this book? a. The purpose is to inform people about Helen and what she did for animals. 2. Who is the subject? a. Helen Martini 3. What is the tense of the writing? a. Past tense 4. How are the events organized? a. Helen was into animals since she was 6, She raised a tiger for the zoo, she got a job at the zoo, she built a nursery there for all sorts of baby animals. 5. What place(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a. The zoo because thats where she got a job and the baby tigers/animals to take care of. 6. What event(s) influenced the subject? Why? a. She had a house of animals which influenced to get more. b. She wanted to take care of all of the baby zoo animals because she was influenced by the tiger. 7. What person(s) influenced the subject's life? Why? a. Fred ( her husband ) influenced her to work at the zoo because she loved animals. 8. How did the subject make a difference in the world? a. Before Helen arrived, no tiger born at the zoo survived. b. Helen's cubs had cubs that were sent to zoos around the world. c. The Idea of a nursery spread too. 9. Why would you recommend this book to others? a. Because if they live near the zoo they could go there.