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The following books and videos provide a feast of reading
and viewing for people interested in wolves. Our online Wolf Den
Store and local book stores and libraries also have many of these titles available. Some of the books are out of print. However, all of them can be purchased (used copies) through online book vendors at a fraction of the original price. An asterisk denotes selections that may be interesting to teenagers as well as to adults.
The inclusion of a book on this list does not imply an endorsement by the International Wolf Center. Fiction and non-fiction books and stories can convey misleading or inaccurate information about wolves. So can movies and documentary films. We encourage readers to seek out science-based information and to learn what is true and what is not about these fascinating animals.
GENERAL INFORMATION BOOKS top
The books on this list provide comprehensive information about wolves
for readers who are interested in wolves and for serious students of wolves. We suggest a search on the
site of an online bookseller to check out content or a visit to a bookstore where many of these books
will be in the nature or animal section.
Barry, Scott Ian (2007)
Wolf Empire: An Intimate Portrait of a Species
The Lyons Press
Busch, Robert H. (Revised Edition 2007))
*The Wolf Almanac, New and Revised: A Celebration of Wolves and Their World
Lyons Press
Coppinger, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger (2001)
Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, & Evolution
Scribner
Dunlap, Thomas R. (1988)
Saving America's Wildlife: Ecology and the American Mind, 1850-1990
Princeton University Press
Dutcher, Jim and Jamie (2005)
*Living with Wolves
Mountaineers Books
Fascione, Nina, Aimee Delach and Martin E. Smith, Editors (2004)
People and Predators: From Conflict to Coexistence
Island Press
Fox, Michael W. (1992)
The Soul of the Wolf: A Meditation on Wolves and Man
Lyons and Burford
Fuller, Todd K. (2004)
Wolves of the World: Natural History and Conservation
Voyageur Press
Gibson, Nancy (1995)
*Wolves
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Grambo, Rebecca L. (2008)
Wolf: Legend, Enemy, Icon
Firefly Books
Greeley, Maureen (2001)
*Wolf
MetroBooks
Grooms, Steve (Third Edition 2005)
*Return of the Wolf
NovaVista
Hampton, Bruce (1997)
The Great American Wolf
Owl Books
Harrington, Fred H. and Paul C. Paquet, Editors (1982)
Wolves of the World: Perspectives of Behavior, Ecology and Conservation
Noyes Publications
Johnson, Sylvia A. (1987)
Wolf Pack: Tracking Wolves in the Wild
Lerner Publications
Klinghammer, Erich, Editor (1979)
The Behavior and Ecology of Wolves
Garland STPM Press
Kosh, A. M. (1993)
*Wolf: A Year's Journey
Albion Publishing Group
Landau, Diana, Editor (2000)
Wolf: Spirit of the Wild - A Celebration of Wolves in Word and Image
Sterling
Lawrence, R.D. (1990)
*Wolves
Sierra Club Books
Lawrence, R. D. (1997)
*Trail of the Wolf
Firefly Books
Leboeuf, Daniel (1996)
*The Wolf: Ghost Hunter
Firefly Books
Link, Mike and Kate Crowley (1994)
Following the Pack: The World of Wolf Research
Voyageur Press
Long, Kim (1996)
*Wolves: A Wildlife Handbook (Johnson Nature Series)
Johnson Books
Lopez, Barry H. (1978)
Of Wolves and Men
Charles Scribner's Sons
Martino, Teresa Tsimmo (1997)
The Wolf, the Woman, the Wilderness
New Sage Press
Mech, L. David (1983)
Handbook of Animal Radio-Tracking
University of Minnesota Press
Mech, L. David (1991)
*The Way of the Wolf
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Mech, L. David (1970, reprint 1981)
The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species
University of Minnesota Press.
Mech, L. David and Luigi Boitani, Editors (2003)
Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
University of Chicago Press
Pringle, Laurence (1983)
*Wolfman: Exploring the World of Wolves
Charles Scribner's Sons
Rezendes, Paul (1992)
*Tracking and the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks and Sign
Camden House Publishing, Inc.
Rehnmark, Eva-Lena (2000)
Neither God Nor Devil: Rethinking Our Perceptions of Wolves
Pomegranate Communications, Inc.
Rowlands, Mark (2009)
The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death and Happiness
Pegasus Books
Rue, Leonard Lee III (1994)
*Wolves: A Portrait of the Animal World
Smithmark Publishers
Savage, Candace (1988)
*Wolves
Sierra Club Books
Sharpe, Virginia A, Bryan Norton and Strachan Donnelley, Editors (2001)
Wolves and Human Communities: Biology, Politics, and Ethics
Island Press
Steinhart, Peter (1995)
The Company of Wolves
Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
Wood, Daniel (1994)
*Wolves
Whitecap Books Ltd.
Zeaman, John (1998)
*How the Wolf Became the Dog (Before They Were Pets)
Franklin Watts
THE WOLF IN NORTH AMERICA top
Bauer, Erwin A. (1994)
*Wild Dogs: The Wolves, Coyotes, Foxes of North America
Chronicle Books
Bergman, Charles (1990)
Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America
Alaska Northwest Books
Carbyn, Ludwig N., Steven H. Fritts, and Dale R. Seip (1995)
Ecology and Conservation of Wolves in a Changing World
Canadian Circumpolar Institute.
Coleman, Jon T. (2004)
Vicious: Wolves and Men in America
Yale University Press
McIntyre, Rick (1993)
Society of Wolves: National Parks and the Battle Over the Wolf
Voyageur Press, Inc.
McIntyre, Rick (1995)
War Against the Wolf: America's Campaign to Exterminate the Wolf
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Nie, Martin A. (2003)
Beyond Wolves: The Politics of Wolf Recovery and Management
University of MN Press
Robinson, Michael J. (2005)
Predatory Bureaucracy: The Extermination of Wolves and the Transformation of the West
University Press of Colorado
ALASKA top
Crisler, Lois (1996)
Arctic Wild: The Remarkable True Story of One CoupleÕs Living Among the Wolves
The Lyons Press
Crisler, Lois (2000)
Captive Wild: One WomanÕs Adventure Living with Wolves (setting is Colorado)
The Lyons Press
Mech, L. David, Layne G. Adams, Thomas J. Meier, John W. Burch and Bruce W. Dale, Editors (1998)
The Wolves of Denali
University of Minnesota Press
Murie, Adolph (1944)
Wolves of Mount McKinley
U. S. Government Printing Office.
THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS top
Askins, Renee (2002)
Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild
Doubleday
Bass, Rick (1992)
The Ninemile Wolves Clark City Press
Dekker, Dick (1994)
Wolves of the Rocky Mountains from Jasper to Yellowstone
Hancock House Publishers, Ltd.
Ferguson, Gary (1996)
The Yellowstone Wolves: The First Year
Falcon Press
Fischer, Hank (1995)
Wolf Wars: The Remarkable Inside Story of the Restoration of Wolves to Yellowstone
Falcon Press Publishing Co., Inc.
Halfpenny, James C. (2003)
*Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild
Riverbend Publishing
Halfpenny, James C. and Diann Thompson (1996)
*Discovering Yellowstone Wolves: Watchers Guide
A Naturalist's World
Jones, Karen R. (2002)
Wolf Mountains: A History of Wolves Along the Great Divide
University of Calgary Press
McNamee, Thomas, (1997)
The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone
Henry Holt and Company
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw and Dan Hartman and Cassie Hartman (2008)
When the Wolves Returned: Restoring NatureÕs Balance in Yellowstone
Walker and Company
Phillips, Michael K. and Douglas W. Smith (1996)
The Wolves of Yellowstone
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Schullery, Paul, Editor (1996)
The Yellowstone Wolf: A Guide and Sourcebook
High Plains Publishing Company
Smith, Douglas and Gary Ferguson (2005)
Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone The Lyons Press
Urbigkit, Cat (2008)
Yellowstone Wolves: A Chronicle of the Animal, the People, and the Politics
The McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company
THE UPPER MIDWEST (WESTERN GREAT LAKES STATES) top
Allen, Durward L. (1979, reprint 1993)
Wolves of Minong: Isle Royale's Wild Community
The University of Michigan Press
Fuller, Todd K. (Second Edition 1997)
Guidelines for Gray Wolf Management in the Northern Great Lakes Region
International Wolf Center
Heinselman, Miron (1996)
The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem
University of Minnesota Press
Mech, L. David, Editor (2000)
*The Wolves of Minnesota: Howl in the Heartland
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Peterson, Rolf O. (Second Edition, 2008)
*The Wolves of Isle Royale: A Broken Balance.
Willow Creek Press
Stenlund, Milton H. (1991)
Wolves in Minnesota
Adventure Publications
Thiel, Richard P. (2001)
Keepers of the Wolves: The Early Years of Wolf Recovery in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Press
Thiel, Richard P. (1993)
The Timber Wolf in Wisconsin: The Death and Life of a Majestic Predator
The University of Wisconsin Press
THE SOUTHWEST top
Burbank, James C. (1990)
Vanishing Lobo: The Mexican Wolf and the Southwest
Johnson Publishing Company
Bass, Rick (1998)
The New Wolves: The Return of the Mexican Wolf to the Southwest Lyons Press
Brown, David E. and Shaw (1983)
The Wolf in the Southwest: The Making of an Endangered Species
University of Arizona Press
Holaday, Bobbie (2003)
The Return of the Mexican Gray Wolf: Back to the Blue
The University of Arizona Press
THE NORTHEAST top
Elder, John (2000)
The Return of the Wolf: Reflections on the Future of Wolves in the Northeast
University Press of New England
THE SOUTHEAST Ð THE RED WOLF top
Few books for adults only have been written about the red wolf, but the collection of information is growing as awareness grows about this critically endangered animal. Several books for young people have useful information for readers of all ages about North AmericaÕs ÒotherÓ recognized wolf species.
RED WOLF CURRICULUM top
FOR TEACHERS AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATORS Ð Far Traveler: A TeacherÕs Companion to Red Wolf Recovery, Second Edition 2008, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Red Wolf Recovery Team and the Red Wolf Coalition. Offers a variety of interactive activities and lessons for grades K-10. Curriculum materials integrate critical thinking skills, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development into lessons about the red wolf.
You may download pages from Far Traveler in Adobe Acrobat PDF format from www.fws.gov/redwolf , or if you would like to receive a paper copy of this curriculum, please contact the Outreach Coordinator at (252) 473-1131 x246 or Redwolf@fws.gov
BOOKS ABOUT THE RED WOLF top
DeBlieu, Jan (1993)
*Meant to Be Wild: The Struggle to Save Endangered Species Through Captive Breeding
Fulcrum Publishing
Camuto, Christopher (1997)
Another Country: Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains
Henry Holt
Grooms, Steve (Third Edition, 2005)
*Return of the Wolf
"The Enigmatic Red Wolf," Chapter 8
Hoagland, Edward (Essays, 2003)
Hoagland on Nature
"Lament the Red Wolf"
The Lyons Press
Imbriaco, Alison (2008)
*The Red Wolf: Help Save This Endangered Species!
Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw (1990)
*Gray Wolf, Red Wolf
Clarion Books
Mech, L. David and Luigi Boitani, Editors (2003)
"Restoration of the Red Wolf" by Michael K. Phillips, V. Gary Henry and Brian T. Kelly, Chapter 11
Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
University of Chicago Press
Nowak, Ronald M. (2002)
"The Original Status of Wolves in Eastern North America"
Southeastern Naturalist, Volume 1, Number 2, 2002
Allen Press
Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein and Robert Silverstein (1994)
The Red Wolf
Millbrook Press
Smith, Roland (1996)
Journey of the Red Wolf
Cobblehill Books
NORTHERN CANADA - THE HIGH ARCTIC top
Mech, L. David (1988)
*The Arctic Wolf: Living with the Pack
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Mech, L. David (1997)
*The Arctic Wolf: Ten Years with the Pack
Voyageur Press, Inc.
Mech, L. David (1992)
*Wolves of the High Arctic
Voyageur Press, Inc.
WESTERN CANADA top
Carbyn, Ludwig N. (2003)
Buffalo Wolf: Predators, Prey, and the Politics of Nature
Smithsonian
Carbyn, L. N., S. M. Oosenbrug and D. W. Anions (1993)
Wolves, Bison... and the Dynamics Related to the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park
Art Design Printing, Inc.
Dekker, Dick (1994)
Wolves of the Rocky Mountains from Jasper to Yellowstone
Hancock House Publishers, Ltd.
Jones, Karen R. (2002)
Wolf Mountains: A History of Wolves Along the Great Divide
University of Calgary Press
Macallister, Ian (2007)
The Last Wild Wolves: Ghosts of the Rain Forest
University of California Press
EASTERN CANADA top
Theberge, John B. (1998)
Wolf Country: Eleven Years Tracking the Algonquin Wolves
McClelland and Stewart Inc.
Theberge, John B. and Mary T. Theberge (2004)
The Wolves of Algonquin Park: A Twelve-Year Ecological Study
University of Waterloo
Runtz, Michael (1997)
The Howls of August: Encounters with Algonquin Wolves
The Boston Mills Press
EUROPE AND ASIA top
Graves, Will (2007)
Wolves in Russia: Anxiety Through the Ages
Detselig Enterprises Ltd.
Knight, John (2003)
Waiting for Wolves in Japan: An Anthropological Study of People-Wildlife Relations.
Oxford University Press
Sparks, Alan E. (2010)
Dreaming of Wolves: Adventures in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania
Hancock House Publishers
Walker, Brett L. (2005)
The Lost Wolves of Japan
University of Washington Press
FICTION, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND STORY COLLECTIONS top
Novels and stories about wolves are forever popular. Some reflect the reality of how wolves live.
In others, wolves take on human characteristics and feelings and forge connections with the people in the story. Some wolf fans
think that is a disservice to the "real" wolf; others do not. We encourage readers to explore the world of wolves through fiction
as well as non-fiction and to learn about these remarkable and resilient animals.
Barr, Nevada (2009)
Winter Study
Berkley
Bowen, Asta (1997)
Hungry for Home: A Wolf Odyssey
Simon and Schuster
Bowen, Asta (2005)
*Wolf: The Journey Home (Young Adult)
Bloomsbury USA ChildrenÕs Books
Busch, Robert H. Editor (1994, 1997)
*Wolf Songs: The Classic Collection of Writing About Wolves
Sierra Club Books
Casey, Denise and Tim Clark (1995)
*Tales of the Wolf: Fifty-One Stories of Wolf Encounters in the Wild
Homestead Publishing
Evans, Nicholas (1999)
The Loop
Dell
Hearst, Dorothy (2008)
Promise of the Wolves
Simon & Schuster
Kantner, Seth (2005)
*Ordinary Wolves
Milkweed Editions
Mowat, Farley (1973)
*Never Cry Wolf
Dell
Rong, Jiang (Published in China in 2004, Published in the U.S. in 2008)
Wolf Totem (fiction)
The Penguin Press
Thayer, Helen (2004)
Three Among the Wolves: A Couple and Their Dog Live a Year with Wolves in the Wild
Sasquatch Books
Wockner, Gary, Gregory McNamee and SueEllen Campbell (2003)
Comeback Wolves: Western Writers Welcome the Wolf Home
Johnson Books
BOOKS AND STORIES FOR THE YOUNG - AND THE YOUNG AT HEART top
Guiding children's reading is both a joy and a challenge for parents and for teachers. Many non-fiction books do an excellent job of making the facts about wolves interesting. In fictional stories and books, the characters and the plot are sometimes highly exaggerated. Many of these books are fun and funny and highly entertaining, especially when they are illuminated with art and illustrations. Some books and stories are anthropomorphic - that is, the animals display a broad range of human feelings and characteristics. Many adults say their lifelong interest in animals began with their connection to an animal character in a book.
Parents and teachers who want to foster a love of books in young children will start with read-aloud stories, many of which have survived for generations and which are included on this list. Some are considered classics, and several of the listed books are taught in schools as directed novels. Parents and teachers are encouraged to learn as much as they can about the "real" wolf so they can engage children and adolescents in discussions and conversations about wildlife and nature.
Berger, Melvin and Gilda Berger (2002)
Howl: A Book About Wolves (Level 3 - Hello Reader - Science Early Readers)
Cartwheel
Berger, Melvin and Gilda Berger (2002)
Why Do Wolves Howl? Questions and Answers About Wolves (Scholastic Question and Answer Series)
Scholastic Reference
Berman, Ruth (1999)
Watchful Wolves (Pull Ahead Books)
Lerner Publications
Dendy, Leslie (1995)
Tracks, Scats and Signs (Take-Along Guide)
NorthWord Press
Enright, Gary (1993)
The Last Wolf
Insight Publishing Company
Fink Martin, Patricia A.(2003)
Gray Wolves (True Books Ð Animals)
Children's Press
George, Jean Craighead (1999)
Julie of the Wolves and Julie's Wolf Pack
HarperTeen and Harper Collins
George, Jean Craighead (1997)
Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary
Harper Collins Publishers
Goldish, Meish (2009)
Red Wolves: And Then There Were (Almost) None
Bearport Publishing
Gravett, Emily (2005)
Wolves
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Harrington, Fred H. (2002)
The Ethiopian Wolf ( One of four books in the series Wolves and Wild Dogs)
PowerKids Press
Harrington, Fred H. (2002)
The Red Wolf ( One of four books in the series Wolves and Wild Dogs)
PowerKids Press
Hartman, Bob and Tim Raglin (2002)
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
Lion Children's Books
Heinz. Brian J. (1996)
The Wolves
Dial Books for Young Readers
Houk, Randy (1995)
Wolves in Yellowstone (A narrative poem about the history of wolves in the West and the return of the wolf to Yellowstone)
The Benefactory, Inc.
Howker, Janni (1997)
Walk with a Wolf
Candlewick Press
Julietta, Melinda (1999)
We Are Wolves
NorthWord Press
Kipling, Rudyard (2005 Edition Ð many available)
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Candlewick (and others)
Kranking, Kathleen W. (2002)
Wolves: Complete Cross-Curricular Theme Unit That Teaches About These Totally Cool Canines
Scholastic Professional Books
Lepthien, Emily (1991)
Wolves (A New True Book)
Children's Press
Lawrence, R. D, (1985)
Secret Go the Wolves
Ballantine Books
London, Jack (variety of publishers and publishing dates over the years)
White Fang and The Call of the Wild
(Classics with wolf-dogs as central characters)
London, Jonathon (1996)
Red Wolf Country
Dutton Children's Books
London, Jonathon (1993)
The Eyes of Gray Wolf
Chronicle Books
Milton, Joyce (1992)
Wild, Wild Wolves (Step Into Reading Non-Fiction)
Random House Books for Young Readers
Mowat, Farley (1973)
Never Cry Wolf
Dell
Murphy, Jim (1994)
The Call of the Wolves
Turleback
Nicholas, Christopher (1999)
Wolves! (Know-It-All Books)
MaClanahan Book Company, Inc.
Palazzo-Craig, Janet and Janice Kinnealy (1999)
I Can Read About Wolves
Troll Communications
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw and Dan Hartman and Cassie Hartman (2008)
When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone
Walker and Company
Prokofiev, Sergei (1983)
Peter and the Wolf
Viking
Also available with a CD recording with full orchestra and narration
Goble, Paul (1997)
Dream Wolf (Aladdin Picture Books)
Aladdin
Scieszka, John (1996)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Puffin
Simon, Seymour (1995)
Wolves
Harper Collins
Stoops, Eric D. and Dagmar Fertl (1998)
Wolves and Their Relatives
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Swinburne, Stephen R. (1999)
Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf
Houghton Mifflin
Trivizas, Eugene (1997)
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Aladdin
Wilbur, Frances (1998)
The Dog with Golden Eyes (Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature)
Milkweed Editions
Wolpert, Tom (1991)
Wolves for Kids
NorthWord Press
World Wildlife Fund (1995)
With Wolves
Daydream Publishing, Inc.
Zoobooks - Books About Animals
Wolves
http://store.zoobooks.com/Wolves-P61C1.aspx
VIDEOS top
Some of the "made for television" documentaries about wolves are available in VHS or DVD format.
Christmas in Yellowstone (DVD)
Nature - a production of Thirteen/WNET New York and National Geographic Television. Purchase at http://www.shopthirteen.org/product/show/29402
Following the Tundra Wolf (VHS)
Narrated by Robert Redford. Running time: 45 minutes. Available online.
In the Valley of the Wolves (DVD)
Nature - a production of Thirteen/WNET New York and National Geographic Television. Purchase at http://www.shopthirteen.org/product/show/30563
Recovering a Species: The Red Wolf (DVD)
Available from U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service at www.fws.gov/redwolf
White Wolf (VHS) Wild arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island)
National Geographic. Running time: 60 minutes. Available online.
Wild Wolves with David Attenborough.
Running time: 60 minutes. Available online.
Wolf Pack
National Geographic Television, 2003 (DVD) Available online.
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