Walk with a Wolf [Hardcover]

Janni Howker (Author), Sarah Fox-Davies (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

After a lone hungry wolf finds companions whose combined strength drags down an old moose, the entire pack sleeps through a blizzard and dreams of the return of spring.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This poetic picture book takes readers into the snowy Yukon Territory, where wolves roam (as they once did throughout the Northern Hemisphere). "Walk with a wolf in the cold air before sunrise./ She moves, quiet as mist,/ between spruce trees and birches." Howker's spare words capture the spartan season in which food is scarce and the landscape barren. Yet, here and there, the narrative blossoms with lovely metaphor and stings with harsh realism: the sky is alive with "a million gray ice moths"; when the pack attacks a moose, "drops of his blood fall like berries to the ground." Unobtrusive explanatory notes follow the curves of the illustrations in italics?embellishing spacious white backgrounds with the subtlest shades of gray tints and tan washes. The effect may appear bland to some readers, but elegant to others. Author and artist offer readers a rare and intimate glimpse of a wolf's wintry world. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3?"Walk with a wolf" in this handsome pictorial nature story as she joins her family pack. Children follow along as the members of the group stalk an old, lame bull moose and sleep through a Yukon blizzard (with the female dreaming of spring and new pups). Interspersed with the simply written story (set in a large font with ample spacing) are italicized snippets of factual information on lupine behavior. Readers may also derive pleasure from using the brief index to pinpoint areas of interest. The extremely attractive watercolors are realistic and eye-catching, and the illustrator has scrupulously avoided gory depictions (though the text mentions "Drops of his blood...like berries"), leaving to readers' imaginations the grosser aspects of obtaining fresh meat. The slight anthropomorphism of lupine dreams does not detract from the visual beauty of the book, nor from its informative qualities, and it should find an audience among younger readers and listeners who enjoy exploring the natural world. Pair it with Jean Craighead George's attractive Look to the North (HarperCollins, 1997) for an excellent picture of these dramatic predators.?Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763603198
• ISBN-13: 978-0763603199
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,733,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walk with a Wolf, January 2, 2008

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Lori Bischof (Erie, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walk with a Wolf: Read and Wonder (Paperback)

Walk with a Wolf is a part of the Candlewick Press series Read and Wonder. I love this series of books for my daughters. It is an excellent source of nonfiction for young children. This title is full of soft watercolor illustrations that depict the life of a wolf pack. The book includes a scene where a pack of wolves hunts a moose, but the scene is handled well and is not scary for my four-year-old. I highly recommend this title and any other in the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The illustrations are beautiful!, June 13, 2011

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SarahR (Sandy Valley, Nevada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Walk with a Wolf: Read and Wonder (Paperback)

My daughter loves this book. She is really into wolves right now and this caught her eye. The illustrations are true works of art and the detail in them is interesting. The story is informational, yet simple. It's an all around good book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book about REAL animals, May 17, 2011

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Sharon E. Eicher "SEicher" (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walk With A Wolf (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

No talking animals here. And real predation is described as well as hunger and cold, but the author does it in a way that should not upset a young child and is much more truthful than most depictions of animals. This is one of my favorite books to read at bedtime!