“The Genius of Birds” by Jennifer Ackerman. About birds – and other living things. This book, based largely upon scientific observations, provides insights into physical and mental capabilities and individual relationships. What held me in it are the tales of similarities between many and various and different species (mostly birds); the mental capabilities of birds and other species are astonishing. Difficult to put down for “reading more later.”
“The Wolf Almanac” by Robert H. Busch with a forward by conservationist Rick Bass. A lot of experience-based wolf related science. A wolf primer. Also by R. Busch: “Wolf Songs” and other wildlife books.
“Never Cry Wolf” by Farley Mowat. “The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves.” Mowat lived it, wrote about it, published it and Disney made it into a 1983 movie that won a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography. It is – in my opinion – the best insight into the actual family life of wolves. My personal favorite wolf book.
Here’s the ‘tear-jerker’: “A Wolf Called Romeo” by Nick Jans. Read it. Fall in love with a wolf. Curse. Read it again…
“Whispers of the Wolf” – a “Wisdom Tales” book by Pauline T’so, with forward by aptly named Rosemary Lonewolf. Illustrations by the author. Introduce your children (5 and up) to the story of a boy and a wolf in the Pueblo world.
“Howl” “of woman and wolf” by Susan Imhoff Bird. Autobiographical accounts of wolf-watching and personal sadness. From The Torey House Press. Highly recommend it!
Referred to by Susan: “Alphie – a Yellowstone Wolf” and “Wolf Journal” by Brian A. Connolly; “A Society of Wolves” by Rick McIntyre; “of wolves and men” by Barry Lopez; “Among Wolves” by Marybeth Holleman; “Decade of the Wolf” by Douglas Smith & Gary Ferguson.
Do an online search for wolf books and be prepared for a major file dump! 🙂
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