Family members are killed by people and by other wolves, and assorted animals give birth, though the young wolf-narrator is amazed when a baby horse is born right out in the open instead of in a den, as the wolves would do. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. The lead character is a predator who lives by hunting, so there's a lot of vivid but non-gratuitous detail about hunting and eating prey.

She also spins a vivid, exciting, relatable narrative of an overwhelmed orphan who suddenly has to fend for himself as enemies take over his family's home, and the challenges and decisions he faces as he tries to stay alive and true to his parents' teaching - and maybe even find other wolves. Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites readers to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth. (As of the book's writing, he and his mate are alive and well in Oregon.) Author Rosanne Parry packs a lot of information about wolves into the story, as well as an appendix with many facts and resources. The story traces Swift's life from puppyhood with his family to his loss of them all in an attack by another pack, and the migrations that took him over hundreds of miles and several interstates in Oregon and California before he settled down and made a family of his own. Parents need to know that A Wolf Called Wander is a tale 'narrated' by real-life, famed far-roaming wolf OR-7 (called Swift here), collared with a radio transmitter by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2011 to track his movements.

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