What Goes on Inside a Wolf Pack - by Kathleen Yale (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Join a pack of wolves during a year in Yellowstone National Park as they rear new pups, traverse their territory, cross rivers, chase ravens, bump into bears and meet a host of other diverse animals. With vibrantly illustrated pages and engaging storytelling, a family of wolves comes to life in the rugged and beautiful setting of Yellowstone National Park. Through the seasons, readers will learn about all aspects of wolf life. Author Kathleen Yale has worked as a wildlife field biologist and has teamed up with the International Wolf Center, one of the world's most respected nonprofits for education and research about wolves. Nature illustrator Carrie Shryock's lively and charming graphics make the wolf pack's story come alive"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Join a pack of wolves during a year in Yellowstone National Park as they rear new pups, traverse their territory, cross rivers, chase ravens, bump into bears and meet a host of other diverse animals.

With vibrant illustrations and engaging storytelling, a family of wolves comes to life. Through the seasons, readers will learn about all aspects of wolf life, including:

-Spring denning and the first months of life with a new litter of pups
-The excitement and danger of the hunt
-Defending the territory from other wolf packs
-Interactions with bears, coyotes, ravens, elk, bison, and a host of other animals

Informative side panels enhance the story with details about wolf behavior and anatomy, as well as facts about other animals and plants that inhabit the ecosystem. Author Kathleen Yale has worked as a wildlife field biologist and has teamed up with the International Wolf Center, one of the world's most respected nonprofits for education and research about wolves. Nature illustrator Carrie Shryock's lively and charming graphics make the wolf pack's story come alive.

Review Quotes

"What Goes on Inside a Wolf Pack provides a beautifully illustrated, poetically written story about a year in the life of a typical Yellowstone wolf pack. Underlying this tale is a scientifically accurate portrayal of wolves and the Yellowstone ecosystem they live in, along with an abundance of visual natural history gems that readers of all ages will enjoy and learn from." --Daniel Stahler, Senior Wildlife Biologist and Yellowstone Wolf Project Leader, Yellowstone National Park

"What Goes on inside a Wolf Pack invites children to see wolves not as fearsome creatures, but as families-teaching loyalty, care, and the beauty of living in community. In smartly written panels about anatomy, about the wolves' neighbors, the ravens, the bears, wildflowers, and rivers-there is an insistence that nothing lives in isolation, that every creature, even a wolf, is part of a larger story. Parents and teachers alike will find here not just natural history, but Kathleen Yale's essential, signature way to help young readers understand their own place in the wider, wondrous world."--Aimee Nezhukumatathil, New York Times bestselling-author of World of Wonders

"I want to buy this book for every young person--not to mention every curious, nature-loving one--in my life. With gorgeous, spell-casting illustrations, What Goes on Inside a Wolf Pack is a celebration not only of those traits and habits that make this creature unique, but also all they share with other Yellowstone inhabitants. A gorgeous portrait of both an animal and an ecosystem."--Erica Berry, author of Wolfish

"If this book was out when I was younger, I would have read it over and over each night, memorized each fact, and begun to plan my career as a wildlife researcher. Vivid, action-packed, and intimate, What Goes on Inside a Wolf Pack is a joy to read!"--Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus

About the Author

Kathleen Yale is the author of the award-winning children's book, Howl Like a Wolf!, and the interactive game Guess My Animal!, both of which combine ecology, animal behavior, and imagination to engage children in creative play. She's Orion magazine's digital editor, a former scriptwriter for the educational programs SciShow and Crash Course, and prior to that worked as a wildlife field biologist. She lives in northwest Montana.