Two red wolves travel the perilous landscape of the North Carolina wilderness in search of a safe place to den and must protect each other from such perils as a snappy alligator and a gun-toting farmer.
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This lyrical prose poem follows a pair of red wolves as they cross the boundary between seasons, from the icy fringe of winter into spring (when "the sounds of birds and bees tremble in the air"). More direct and less metaphorical than London's The Eyes of Gray Wolf, this narrative embraces humor (the wolves mistakenly stalk a skunk), danger (a farmer's bullet barely misses the female) and suspense (what is She-Wolf's secret that "grows and grows"?). As is characteristic of many London books, the text emerges from facts about endangered animals: in 1980, the red wolf was extinct in the wild; today, after the reintroduction of captive pairs in eastern North Carolina, nearly 100 wolves roam free. San Souci's elegant, full-spread watercolors track the text through varied light and landscapes-producing perhaps the most compatible collaboration yet in London's series of wildlife tales. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 4?Breathtaking paintings and a dramatic text make this wildlife adventure a real stand-out. Two red wolves move silently through their coastal wetlands habitat. They stalk a small animal across a frozen marsh, only to be startled by a fearless skunk. There is danger everywhere: a barking dog in a quiet house, a nervous farmer and his rifle, a pair of alligators searching the river for food. Finally, the mates find safety high in the hills, far from civilization. As the weather warms, they settle into a comfortable den, and with spring comes a litter of pups. London's staccato text moves the action along at a swift pace. The third-person narrative describes the events in simple, effective language, allowing the silent wolves to retain an aura of mystery and dignity. As the story unfolds, readers are pulled into their powerful struggle for survival. San Souci's striking watercolors capture the beauty of these shimmering animals and the splendor of their habitat. Posed against a twilight sky, running across a snow-covered landscape, or chasing a butterfly in a blooming meadow, they are portrayed with lifelike detail and vitality. An afterword describes their extinction in the wild and the successful release of captivity-bred red wolves in the southeastern United States. A stunning success.?Joy Fleishhacker, New York Public Library
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Another Great Wolf Story from London,
This review is from: Red Wolf Country (Hardcover)
She-Wolf has a secret. She and her mate are on the move, traveling through wetlands and snow covered forests. The earth stands still to listen to their song as they howl beneath the moonlit sky. They hunt together preying upon rabbits or swamp crabs. They are in search of a den. As they near a farmhouse a farmer shoots at them and they lunge into a cold icy river to escape. Struggling to survive, they search for higher and more distant lands far from humans. In spring their pups are born and we are left hoping that humans will allow them to live in their world. Again, Jonathan London magnificently captures the spirit of these great creatures while Daniel San Souci's illustrations reflect the true beauty of the endangered red wolf. In 1987, red wolves were released into wilderness areas. Now over one hundred inhabit the lands of "Red Wolf Country": Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Bull Island, Horn Island, St. Vincent Island and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roland Smith, the former red wolf species coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service writes in an afterword an informative history about the red wolf. Red Wolves were plentiful in the southeastern U.S. until the mid-1960's when, through the destruction of natural habitat and thoughtless activities of hunters, trappers, ranchers and farmers, they became extinct. A few wolves were found in Texas and Louisiana and, for their own protection, they were placed in captivity and later released in N. Carolina's islands off the shores of Florida, Mississippi, and S. Carolina and , in fall 1991, in Tennessee's Great Smokies National Park. Now there are approximately 100 red wolves running free.
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Great for 3rd grade project!,
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Red Wolf Country (Picture Puffins) This was an exciting book for my 8 year old grand-daughter. She used it as a research source in her "endangered animal" project of the Red Wolf. The book arrived in "new" condition.
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