Living With Wolves [Hardcover]

Jim Dutcher (Author), Helen Cherullo (Author), James Manfull (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2005

Draw into the lives of wolves through the experience of Jim and Jamie Dutcher and the wolf pack they lived with for six years. Living with Wolves will be released simultaneously with a 2-hour documentary of the same name on the Discovery Channel. The book includes a 60-minute audio CD of wolf vocalizations. The Dutchers call for preserving wild places with contiguous wildlife corridors that allow for a sustainable ecosystem for wolves, and one that would preclude the clashes with ranchers and encroaching civilization that are threatening the wolf with rapid extinction.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

*Released simultaneously with a 2-hour documentary of the same name on the Discovery Channel *Features narrative as well as the best of the authors' 14,000 photographs *Includes a 60-minute audio CD of wolf vocalizations

Man has unfairly demonized wolves for centuries. More than two million have been exterminated by humans due to misconceptions about the wolf being a destructive, ruthless, random predator. The Dutchers eloquently dispel these myths.

The authors' photographs and experiences living among a pack of wolves brings readers face-to-face with them to reveal an intelligent, social, family-oriented animal deserving of respect, admiration, and protection. Living with Wolves celebrates the wolves' fascinating lives--what makes a wolf howl, travel in packs, and relegate one member to the lowly "omega" position? How are they different from the family dog?

The Dutchers call for preserving wild places with contiguous wildlife corridors that allow for a sustainable ecosystem for wolves, and one that would preclude the clashes with ranchers and encroaching civilization that are threatening the wolf with rapid extinction.

About the Author

Filmmaker Jim Dutcher has been producing documentaries since the 1960s, including ABC World of Discovery's two highest-rated films, Cougar: Ghost of the Rockies, and Wolf: Return of a Legend. Jamie Dutcher is a sound recordist and together this husband and wife team created the Discovery Channel's most successful wildlife documentary film, Wolves at Our Door, for which they won two Emmy Awards.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 172 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594850003
• ISBN-13: 978-1594850004
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 12.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,037,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids Can Read This Book, too!, September 24, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Living With Wolves (Hardcover)

(My mommy is typing this for me but she wrote down everything I wanted to say on a piece of paper first.)

Hello. My name is Jordan Elizabeth and I am 8 years old. I really, really love wolves and I have read about 20 books for kids about wolves. Wolves are very special creatures but a lot of people don't know that. A lot of people think wolves are mean and want to hurt people but actually they don't.

Of all the books I have about wolves, "Living With Wolves" is my favorite even though it's more like an adult book. While searching for more wolf books with my mommy on her computer, I saw "Living With Wolves" on this website and wanted to say what I also think about this book because not many people wrote their thoughts here yet.

I got this book in New York City where my family flew and we went to a museum to see and meet the Dutchers. This was the greatest time of my whole life! I've never actually met a movie star before until I met Jim & Jamie. I've seen their dvds about a hundred times and I think it's so cool that they actually lived with wolves! After they were done speaking we bought this book.

The next day we got on a plane to fly home and my mom and dad let me take out the book. They didn't want me to wreck it because it is the nicest wolf book and it is very heavy with amazing pictures. On the plane I started to read the book. My mom helped me with some of the bigger words but not a lot. The pictures are really beautiful in the book and there are some of the wolf pups that are so adorable, too! In the beginning I couldn't wait to read what the Dutchers had to say and I just started reading the book all by myself. Usually I love to find all the pictures first but this time I didn't.

I think this book is great for everyone and I am writing this because the Dutchers write a good book that even kids will like and teaching us about them. My parents weren't really interested in wolves before they got me the Dutcher's dvds and now they love them, too. The book even came with a CD stuck inside that has just wolves howling and I love listening to their sounds!

So that's what I think. I hope the Dutchers can live with the wolves again sometime so I can learn more because they are kind and caring and really great teachers.

Bye.

44 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT book for wolf lovers, August 31, 2005

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chungjik "KP" (MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living With Wolves (Hardcover)

This is the best book of its type about wolves. Jim and Jamie Dutcher's photography catches the full range of experiences and emotions. The photography alone is worth 5 stars in my opinion.

I was also glad to see that half the book was NOT taken up by pictures of dead wolves and wolf pelts. The slaughter of wolves at the hands of humans NEEDS to be stopped, yet I look for books which celebrate the beauty of the LIVING wolf instead of showing page after page of dead animals. This book is a "must buy" for all wolf lovers.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living With Wolves, February 22, 2006

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S. Hatley (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living With Wolves (Hardcover)

Absolutely awesome photography and story!
Some of the best wolf photography I have seen.
This book is very well done with the photography and the story; the vocalization CD certainly completes it. One can listen to the howls, look at the pictures, and feel like a part of this wolf family.