Lobos: A Wolf Family Returns to the Wild by Brenda Peterson –OPTIONAL

Lobos:A Wolf Family Returns to the Wild by Brenda Peterson. PICTURE BOOK. Little Big Foot (Sasquatch Books), 2018. $18. 9781632170842

BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3) –OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

This non-fiction book is the true story an endangered Mexican wolf family; starting with having pups in captivity and their eventual release into the wilderness. It features information about the wolves day to day lives, mostly the pups including lots of photographs and a simple map in the back.

Have you read the book series Scientists in the Field? This is like a lower budget version of that. The pages where words are presented are brightly colored. But I like to see more maps, charts, and fact bubble to catch readers attention and break up longer block of text. A bit more information about what is unique about these wolves, why they are endangered, why they are being bred for release, their former and current habitat would have been awesome.  

Reviewer: Stephanie MLS & Author.