Showing posts with label wolves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wolves. Show all posts

Friday, January 10, 2025

Review: Are Wolves Afraid of the Dark

 


Intrepid readers are invited on a field trip into the wild to discover whether wolves are as big and bad as we think they are.

In this worldwide adventure, readers get up close and personal with one of nature's most misunderstood creatures: the wolf. Packed with little-known facts about wolves' family lives, eating habits, and their connection to domestic dogs, readers will discover the secret lives of wolves and how to protect them.

For many people, wolves are the stuff of nightmares and horror movies, but the reality is that they’re among some of the most vulnerable wild animals on our planet. By following field guide Huw Lewis Jones and nature illustrator Sam Caldwell into the wild, readers will meet subspecies of grey wolf living in forests throughout Europe, North America, and China, as well as red wolves in North Carolina and other members of the canid family, including coyotes.

Along the way, aspiring naturalists will discover the difference between a timber and a tundra wolf, what traits wild wolves share with domestic dogs, and why wolf poop is so important to scientists! - summary from the publisher

My Thoughts: This is a fun nonfiction book - perfect for kids who love wildlife or dogs. The illustrations are lovely. There's so much information to devour, but it's broken up so it doesn't seem overwhelming. And it does answer all the questions! 

Source: Book sent for review

Library Recommendation: Highly Recommended for your children's nonfiction section.

This book is a little bit on the larger size, it might be a sideways book on your shelf. 


Sunday, February 4, 2018

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Yesterday was the 6th annual national Take Your Child to the Library Day. Each year people are throwing bigger and bigger events and getting tons of people coming to the library.


This year, we had a wolf themed event - mostly because it coincided with the wolf track events which we were already planning. The wolf tracks have facts about wolves and then lead to a display on wolf books.

We purchased some fun new books for the event.

Around the room at all the tables, we had wolf stations with crafts:

We had a little library play station


We had a how to draw a wolf cub station for older kids


This one is my favorite - a Wolf Crime Scene where you fill out paperwork on the wolf, creating a story along the way

A arctic wolf craft

Coloring Sheets - All Wolves of course

A wolf mask

The only thing we didn't have was a wolf at the library. Oh, well there's always next year!