The Last Wolf of Ireland [Hardcover]

Elona Malterre (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 1990 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

In Ireland in the 1780s, a young boy and girl who find a wolf's den in the forest vow to protect the animals from the superstitious townspeople and the greed of the hunters.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Friends Devin O'Hara and Katey Sullivan know they must hide the three wolflings they have discovered, for Squire Watson has vowed to shoot every wolf in Ireland. Paul Chandler, the town bully, learns the children's secret and reveals the pups' hiding place; Squire Watson kills two of them, but one--Sdhoirm--escapes. Devin raises Sdhoirm in the barn until he is grown; then he must set the animal free. Devin catches glimpses of him over the years, and finally Sdhoirm returns to the barn to see Devin for the last time. Transported into the distant past through Malterre's haunting, powerful imagery, readers will be held until the book's last page by his persistent sense of urgency. Authentic dialect and 18th-century details bring to life this eloquent, stirring novel, in which Devin's precious secret becomes the reader's own. Ages 9-14.
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Review

"Convincing characters, tense ac-tion, and powerful conflicts make the book an outstanding choice." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Clarion Books (September 24, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395543819
• ISBN-13: 978-0395543818
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,268,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic., June 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Last Wolf of Ireland (Hardcover)

Wow, I absolutely loved this book. I wish it were a little longer, but it was really great. It really brings out events that could've happened in the past, and it makes you realize what people do to the most beautiful of God's creatures. This book is a real tear-jerker and a cliff-hanger all in one, but it is one of those that you have to love. Maybe if more people read this book, we will realize that animals are a precious gift of life, and we need to enjoy them as much as we can. All in all, I loved this book, and it has earned the title of being under one of the best books I have read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breat book, June 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Last Wolf of Ireland (Hardcover)

The wolf had some good moments and some sad moments. This book is a tear bringer.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Last Wolf of Ireland (Hardcover)

I love this book, it is my favriote of all time. It is the only book that made me cry more then Where The Red Fern Grows. It is a amazing book and all I can say is I love it, and I can't belive it made me cry! I'm sooo happy I'm finnaly going to own it. How offtin do you find your favriote book out of your school libary!?! Well, now I'm glad I found it--in my school libary. THIS BOOK RULES!!!!!!!!!!