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In The Red Snow, his second work, Greiner turns his keen eye to Alaska's vast wilderness and its most mysterious creature: the gray wolf. Basing his story on careful research and personal observation, Greiner recounts the lives of the Tanana River Valley wolf pack and the tough, lonely hunter, Jake, who inhabits their valley. In splendid detail, he describes the birth of pups, the victory of the hunt, and the habits of animals who share the wolves'...
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English
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Should you be afraid of a lone, injured wolf? Trula Kielblock didn't think so. With one look into the wolf 's eyes, Trula realized she had made a connection with this animal that she'd never had with any creature before. The wolf, emaciated and afraid, first appeared from the forest in September 1997. With a daily offering of food mixed with medicine, Trula gained the trust of this magnificent animal and brought him back to health. After several months,...
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Español
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¡El lobo! Desde los tiempos más remotos, siempre ha acompañado al hombre. Sólo el hecho de oír su nombre produce una mezcla de escalofrío y fascinación. Gran desconocido y tremendamente misterioso, este inteligente animal, al que a veces se puede escuchar en la noche profunda pero que raramente se deja ver, se ha considerado peligroso por el simple hecho de ser un depredador. Siempre ha causado temor, pero este miedo, afortunadamente, ahora...
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English
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This illustrated collection offers fascinating insight on restoring the wolf population to the Southern Rockies. Detailed reports by wildlife biologists, geographers, legal and policy experts, and conservationists provide a comprehensive look at not only the ecological imperatives, but also the history, legal framework, and public attitudes affecting the future of wolves.
85) Wolves
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Series
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English
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Wolves: A Falcon Field Guide presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this most feared yet misunderstood predator. Where do wolves live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? What issues exist in the controversial relationship between wolves and humans? This book contains all the information you need to know to become familiar with these fascinating animals. Accompanied by numerous full-color photos of wolves...
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A killer. A manhunt. The triumph of justice and of the wolf. The greatest event in Yellowstone history. Greater Yellowstone was the last great truly intact ecosystem in the temperate zones of the earth - until, in the 1920s, U. S. government agents exterminated its top predator, the gray wolf. With traps and rifles, even torching pups in their dens, the killing campaign was entirely successful. The howl of the "evil" wolf was heard no more. The "good"...
87) Bighorn Sheep
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Series
Language
English
Description
Falcon Pocket Guide: Bighorn Sheep presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this majestic animal. Where do they live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate? This book contains all the information you need to know to become familiar with these fascinating animals. Accompanied by numerous full-color photos of bighorn sheep in their natural habitat, this handy field guide makes an excellent take-home souvenir...
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The wolf that changed America: Describes the confrontation between Ernest Thompson Seton, an adventurous young man who rode out from the salons of New York to the wilds of New Mexico in the fall of 1893 to kill a wolf, and Loo, the wolf, leader of a marauding, cattle killing pack. The encounter led to both the establishment of the National Park system and the Boy Scout movement in America.
White falcon, white wolf: Examines the struggles of two species...
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Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Aladdin Quix hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
55 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Big bad Mr. Bundy? Mr. Bundy is the principal at PS 88. And it may be hard to believe, but he once came nose-to-nose with the big bad wolf, who gobbled him up in one bite! "Gulp!" One thing all the kids at PS 88 know for sure is that their favorite principal is never far from zany (mis)adventures"--Jacket flap.
90) When pigs fly
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2005, c2003
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fitch and Chip learn that you do not have to wear a cape to be a hero.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
Description
"Fearless sheep Lana Lynn is all set to train her flock's new watchdog, but will a case of mistaken identity derail her efforts and put the sheep in jeopardy? The sheep pasture is in an uproar when they find out a new watchdog is coming to protect the flock, so the intrepid Lana Lynn decides to take training matters into her own hooves. And when a fierce-looking canine emerges from the woods, Lana Lynn jumps right into her efforts. The new "watchdog"...
92) Friends for life
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (NTSC, 91 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Big city attorney Jim Crawford had won most of the battles in his life, but he couldn't win the battle against his wife's illness. Devasted and alone, he is left to face a lonely future. but suddenly, an unexpected twist of fate (or perhaps even an angel) leads Jim to discover four orphaned wolf pups who face certain death unless he takes them in. Unprepared for the task, but unwilling to see them suffer, he takes them into his care and keeping....
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Baabwaa and William are friends, and together they decide to have an adventure of their own. After meeting a fierce wolf in sheep's wool they form an unusual friendship with the wolf, teaching him to read and knit. They also lose a little weight.
94) New pig in town
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2005, c2003
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
43 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fitch the wolf and Chip the pig strike up an unlikely friendship because they discover something in common.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the somewhat bad wolf--who is really just very hungry and frustrated that the pizza parlor will not serve him.
96) The Wolf's curse
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Language
English
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Description
Accused of witchcraft and shunned by his fearful village, twelve-year-old carpenter's apprentice Gauge allies with another orphan to prove his innocence and capture the magical wolf hounding his every move.
97) Coyote moon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A nonfiction picture book about coyotes hunting in suburban neighborhoods at night."--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A wolf and bird must fight the starving time and find food, while a human boy learns to hunt"--
100) Hunter hunter
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fur trapper leaves his wife and daughter behind to kill a rogue wolf in the isolated wilderness. But they soon become progressively worried when a severely injured man shows up to disrupt their peaceful existence.
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