Content: G
BUYING
ADVISORY: EL – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE
APPEAL: AVERAGE
This is the true account of a
national geographic study on wolves. Jamie Dutcher and his colleagues set up a
giant enclosure in the Idaho wilderness and keep adding wolves until there is a
pack, including the raising of multiple puppy litters. They film, study, and
engage with the wolf pack in order to learn more about them. Eventually Jamie,
a zoologist, joins the study and the reader hears her perspective as well.
Includes lots of photographs and information on keystone species and how the
readers can help.
Well I was a bit shocked to read how
artificial the whole set up was. I always imagined wild life documentaries
taking place in the true wild, but this was a manmade pack given road kill to
eat, with puppies raised by human hands. The authors did a great job conveying
the personalities of the wolves and making the reader feel present for the big
events. That being said, the information about why studying wolves and
preserving them as a part of their habitat was left mostly until the ending. The
authors write about how there is a misperception about wolves, especially by
farmers, but not how this study or the authors actions, were used to help
remedy that viewpoint. I do think an upper elementary student who is interested
in wolves might like this book.
Reviewer: Stephanie MLS &
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