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The Wolves of Yellowstone: A Rewilding Story

by Catherine Barr

Wolves and the balance of Yellowstone

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

    Named a Gold Standard Selection.

  • Critical praise

    Shelf Awareness starred review

    Received a starred review; described as “Meticulously researched [and] beautifully detailed.”

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Wolves and the balance of Yellowstone

Set in Yellowstone National Park, this nonfiction account traces how the disappearance of wolves affected other animals, plants, and even river flow. It then turns to the effort to bring wolves back: after years of planning, experts relocated fourteen from the Canadian Rockies. The story connects that homecoming with a broader ecological idea—that species have roles in sustaining an ecosystem. Jenni Desmond’s illustrations accompany Catherine Barr’s account, giving the book both an animal-focused subject and a wider look at how changes in wildlife can ripple through a landscape.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in wolves and other wildlife.
  • Young readers curious about Yellowstone and how ecosystems are connected.
  • Families or educators seeking nonfiction about animal conservation and rewilding.

Themes

Wolves and wildlifeEcosystem interdependenceRewilding and conservationYellowstone National Park

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Book overview

Discover the fascinating true story of the wolves who restored the ecosystem at Yellowstone National Park.

"[A] remarkable story." -Wall Street Journal
"Captivating, illuminating, [and] reassuring." -Booklist, starred review
"Meticulously researched [and] beautifully detailed." -Shelf Awareness, starred review

In the 1930s, the last wolves disappeared from Yellowstone National Park. Without them, elk herds overran the plains. Bears starved, rabbit families shrunk, and birds flew away to new homes. Then plants and trees started to die off, too-even the flow of rivers was affected.

Could the park be saved . . . by the wolves it had lost? After years of planning, a team of experts carefully relocated fourteen wolves from the Canadian Rockies to Yellowstone. This is the story of their homecoming.

Engaging, informative, and hopeful, The Wolves of Yellowstone, written by Catherine Barr and illustrated by award-winner Jenni Desmond, shows us that every creature plays a role in sustaining a thriving ecosystem.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Bank Street College School of Education Best Book of the Year
A 2023-2024 Delaware Diamonds Elementary Title, Grades 3-5
2024 National Book Festival's Great Reads from Great Places Selection for Wyoming

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