Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Animals - Wolves, Coyotes & Wild Dogs

Frank's the coolest coyote around.

Whether he's hanging out with his friends, chasing rabbits, mixing it up with a Gila monster, or pondering the setting sun, coyote Frank is one smooth character. So grab your shades, because you're in for a bright and colorful cruise through the desert with Frank

"Big, bold illustrations alive with glowing pastels . . . Young readers are treated to a visual feats of cavorting coyotes, skeptical scorpions and tormented tortoises."--The Horn Book

WINNER OF THE RANDOLPH CALDECOTT MEDAL, AWARDED TO THE ARTIST OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

"(Young's) command of page composition and his sensitive use of color give the book a visual force that matches the strength of the story and stands as one of the illustrator's best efforts." --Booklist

"Absolutely splendid." -- Kirkus Reviews. "An extraordinary and powerful book." -- Publisher's Weekly

The now-classic Chinese retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, and one of the most celebrated picture books of our time.

Warren is a young wolf who lives in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone. He enjoys sleeping late and watching everyone else work. One day, he is thrown out of his pack and must learn to survive on his own.

Warren meets a pesky raven named Ron who likes to tell him what to do. His younger brother Tommy joins him until they are attacked by another wolf pack and become separated. Warren then meets a mysterious wolf named Jack. Although Ron warns him to stay away, Warren teams with Jack for a series of adventures until they, too, become separated.

Does Warren ever see Tommy again? Does Ron the...

Young readers will welcome this exciting opportunity to be a part of the pack.

Walk with a wolf . . . as she hunts alone, howls to her pack, and greets her cubs and mate. Hunt with the pack as it follows the scent of a bull moose, crouching and charging. Learn all about these lords of the far north, who have been hunted by man nearly to extinction. With evocative watercolors by Sarah Fox-Davies, Walk with a Wolf is as full of beauty and drama as it is of facts about this mysterious and often maligned creature

Kazan

Father of Baree

The unforgettable adventures of a wolf-dog

Kazan, three-quarters dog and one-quarter wolf, searches for companionship while struggling to survive the harsh Canadian wilderness. He suffers every threat imaginable, from man and beast alike. Finally, with his courageous mate, Gray Wolf, he befriends humans and travels with them in an adventures trek through the frozen Northern wilds.

"Wolf Journal," the young adult novel adults should read, is set in the Allegheny Mountains of northern Pennsylvania. Jimmy Warren, a farm boy, finds wolf tracks in the snow. No wolves have been in these woods for a hundred years. The tracks lead him deeper into his passion for nature guided by Hawk, an old Susquehannock storyteller. Along the way, Jimmy falls in love with the beautiful Sherry Woolman who shares his love of the wild. As a school project, Jimmy keeps a journal on wolves. In order to protect the wolf he's discovered, Jimmy writes about him as if he is fiction. The Tanner...

An old box-truck transporting wolves for release in the Adirondacks crashes onto the ice covered Allegheny River. Some of the wolves do not survive; the rest escape. An old Susquehannock storyteller and his young friend Jimmy, undertake a journey through the Allegheny Plateau to locate the wolves.

A third Little Wolf novel told through letters. Little Wolf and friends are opening their new school where the lessons are Hunting for Gold by day and Haunting and Spooking by night. Uncle Bigbad, 'him wot died of the jumping beanbangs' and now a big bad ghost, is the star attraction of Haunted Hall School. The problem is that he will only turn up a) if it suits him and b) if there are enough baked beans in the cooking pot. Little Wolf and chums know that the ninth rule of Badness is NEVER trust a big bad wolf and our chums find out that you should NEVER, EVER trust a big bad DEAD wolf Our...

Just then it came again, a sound such as neither Peter Rabbit nor Jimmy Skunk had ever heard before. Peter's teeth began to chatter. Never had the Green Meadows or the Green Forest heard anything like it. It sounded something like Hooty the Owl, and Dippy

The wolf pup Faolan was born with a twisted paw, a slight defect that caused his wolf clan to abandon him in the forest to die. But Faolan, with the help of the grizzly bear who raised him as her own, survived. Now he's made it back to his clan as a gnaw wolf, the lowest ranking pack member. And the hardships are just beginning. HC: Scholastic. (Trade)

White Fang is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to Londons best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which concerns a kidnapped, domesticated dog turning into a wild animal.

Much of the novel is written from the view-point of his canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang examines the violent world of wild animals and the equally violent world of humans. The book also explores complex themes including morality and redemption.

When the No-claws destroy her home, the young wolf Saphira must travel to the edge of the world to uncover the secret to saving her forest and the precious place within it, before it is too late for all the animals. As she journeys with her brother and two friends, she is forced to take the lead as a mature she-wolf and hold the group together with clues from her troubling dreams. When she begins to doubt her strength, she wonders if she can see the band through. With the help of the Spirits, will they reach the land in time?

Mr. Coyote Visits the Robson Valley is a delightful adventure story for all ages, adapted from an old song, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, made popular by Peter Spier's illustrated children's book. Motivated by the memory of her father singing the tune, but exchanging the fox for a coyote, author Sheilagh Foster has vividly brought to life Mr. Coyote's crafty and cunning quest to find a delectable feast for his hungry family. Traveling along the Fraser River from Mount Robson the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, will Mr. Coyote outwit farmer John Jack and secure the tasty meal?...

The true adventures of Wolf - a real dog whose father was a full-blooded wolf and his mother was a Siberian Husky. This story is looking through the eyes of Wolf and his real life adventures while living with Stan and Sandy. As a little puppy through becoming a full grown dog, he battles spitting snakes, chases foul-smelling black and white cats and buries red and fluffy marshmellows in the yard. The entire family learns the true meaning of happiness, adventure and love - while looking through the eyes of a dog.

When three month old Alphie, a wolf pup of the Lamar Pack, woke up from a long nap, he discovered that he was alone. His pack had moved to their high country rendezvous at Opal Creek accidentally leaving him behind to face the wild valley on his own. He was lost and frightened. His tiny howls attracted a grizzly and a mountain lion. After facing many dangers during long days and longer nights, Alphie is rescued by an old wolf returning to the pack. Grandfather becomes Alphie's protector and teacher. Their meeting marks the beginning of a long friendship that weaves its way through all of the...