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A real-life story of adaptation and survival.
Acclaimed science writer Sandra Markle and celebrated artist Alan Marks team up for the fifth time in this fascinating real-life story of a wolf and her pack.
Years ago, an effort had been made to eliminate wolves from Yellowstone National Park. Recently, conservationists decided to reintroduce the animal to the area, relocating wolves from Canada. Family Pack introduces readers to Female 7 and Male 2, the founders of the Leopold wolf pack—the first naturally formed pack after the relocation effort.
Readers follow Female 7 as she sets out on her own upon her release to the 2.2-million-acre area that is Yellowstone. Without the comfort of her mother or other wolves, the young female grows and learns to feed, hunt, and survive in her new home. Eventually, she crosses paths with Male 2, and the wolves form a family of their own.
Back matter includes more information about wolves, a bibliography, and an author’s note about the Leopold pack and the importance of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone, restoring the natural balance.
Acclaimed science writer Sandra Markle and celebrated artist Alan Marks team up for the fifth time in this fascinating real-life story of a wolf and her pack.
Years ago, an effort had been made to eliminate wolves from Yellowstone National Park. Recently, conservationists decided to reintroduce the animal to the area, relocating wolves from Canada. Family Pack introduces readers to Female 7 and Male 2, the founders of the Leopold wolf pack—the first naturally formed pack after the relocation effort.
Readers follow Female 7 as she sets out on her own upon her release to the 2.2-million-acre area that is Yellowstone. Without the comfort of her mother or other wolves, the young female grows and learns to feed, hunt, and survive in her new home. Eventually, she crosses paths with Male 2, and the wolves form a family of their own.
Back matter includes more information about wolves, a bibliography, and an author’s note about the Leopold pack and the importance of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone, restoring the natural balance.
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Sandra Markle has written over seventy nonfiction books for young readers, including her Growing Up Wild and Outside and Inside series. Her books have won awards from the Boston Globe/Horn Book, NSTA/CBC, ABA, and ALA. She lives in Florida.
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A young female wolf, brought from Canada and released in Yellowstone National Park, explores the snowy land. Seeing no other wolf tracks, she roams alone, unsuccessfully hunting elk. She howls, but as she has no pack, no one answers. As the seasons change, she matures, and her hunting skills improve. She finds a mate and gives birth to a litter of four pups. After they emerge from the den and eat the meat brought by the male, the wolves howl together as a family pack. Based on actual wolves released in Yellowstone in 1995, the story personalizes the project, which restored the wolf population in the region. Markles matter-of-fact tone creates empathy without anthropomorphism, while the use of present tense brings a sense of immediacy to the narrative. Using pencil, pen, and watercolor, Marks portrays the wolves within varied and beautiful landscapes. Pair this with Jean Craighead Georges The Wolves Are Back (2008), which offers information on the new wolves of Yellowstone. Grades K-3. --Carolyn Phelan
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- PublisherCharlesbridge
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1580892175
- ISBN 13 9781580892179
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorMarks Alan
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