Walk with a Wolf
(Read and Wonder)

K-Gr 3Janni Howker's informative text (Candlewick, 1998) introduces the lives of wolves. The engaging story follows a female wolf and her pack through an entire day in the Yukon territoryroaming, hunting, and sleeping through a blizzard. The accompanying paperback book features soft watercolor illustrations by Sarah Fox-Davies. The CD's three tracks give youngsters the opportunity to listen to the story, listen to additional factual information about wolves, or read along (with page-turn signals). Narrator Alan Marriott reads the poetic story with expression without being overly dramatic. The story track features the sound effects of wolves howling and Native American music. A good choice for units on endangered species, wildlife, or nature. For report material, students will have to turn to more detailed texts, such as Sandra Markle's "Wolves" (Lerner, 2004) and Daniel A. Greenberg's "Wolves" (Benchmark, 2003)."Cynthia Grabke, Halifax Elementary School, MA" Copyright 2008 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.