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What's it like to be a wolf living in the wilds off her own wits and strength? You can find out by reading "Return of the Wolf," an authentic account of how wolves hunt their prey, create their packs, and raise their pups, living and dying as they have for thousands of years. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent's first-hand knowledge of wolves, gained by helping raise a litter of wolf pups in captivity, taking long walks in the woods with a captive wolf named Koani, and observing wild wolves in Alaska and Yellowstone, creates a dramatic and compelling story completely from the wolf's point of view.Written by an award-winning author of books for young people and adults and originally published by Clarion Books in 1995 in an illustrated version, this book popular with readers and librarians has been out of print for several years but is now available for Kindle.School Library Journal wrote in a review, "Patent offers such close-up natural descriptions and keen observations that readers will feel as though they were in the wild...A wonderful read-aloud." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books' review said, "The writing is brisk and direct, finding a narrative line without imposing an unnatural plot."Dorothy was able to write from the wolves' point of view because of her extensive personal experience with wolves, both captive and in the wild, while writing nonfiction books such as "Gray Wolf, Red Wolf" (Clarion Books), and "Dogs: The Wolf Within" (Lerner Books).Here's a plot summary:Driven away by her packmates, Sedra, a young female wolf, settles down in completely new territory. There she meets Jasper, a young male wolf also in search of a home. Sedra and Jasper hunt, play, learn their territory, and, with the coming of spring, begin a family—a new wolf pack. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent draws on her extensive knowledge of wolf behavior, based on first-hand observation as well as the scientific literature to create a dramatic story told completely from the wolf’s point of view. Realistic and quick-paced, Return of the Wolf provides fascinating details of the animals’ communication, wolf pups’ birth and training, and the wolves’ struggles to overcome obstacles and survive.but is now available from Kindle.

Clarion author Dorothy Hinshaw Patent is well known and highly respected for her natural history books. "Return of the Wolf," her first work of fiction, draws on her extensive knowledge of wolf behavior, based on first-hand observation. In the course of a year, Sedra, a young female wolf, establishes her own territory, finds a mate, and begins a new wolf pack. Quick-paced, dramatic, and told from the wolf's point of view, this story contains fascinating details of wolves' life in the wild: their communication, the birth and training of pups, and the pack's strategies for hunting and survival.