You like wolves? I sure do, because this is only my gazillionth time reviewing a wolf-related book.
In this book for younger readers, we take a brief look at wolves as a species. We're introduced to various aspects of them, such as pack life, where they live, what they hunt, how they communicate, how they age and the relationship between humans and wolves.
Honestly this was a pretty good non-fiction about wolves. Of course, with it being very brief and only aimed at young readers it's not in-depth, but it has mostly accurate information. It's also got a good layout with a lot of beautiful photos, though personally I think that for a younger reader the layout could've been a tad more fun to look at. A bit more color or playfulness draws the eye to the pages more so than this very straightforward sort of stiff brown-and-white layout.
My only other gripe would be a really weird way in which they say which animals are related to wolves. Obviously, this is the Canidae genus, but they listed it really weirdly. Not wrong, per se, but like...why are huskies listed separately from other dogs? And why are the only other animals listed as related to wolves red wolves, gray wolves, jackals and coyotes? Like...there's a whole lot more to the Canidae family than that. Also it feels a bit redundant to list both red wolves and gray wolves as relatives of wolves. The book is already about wolves so to be like "did you know that wolves are related to wolves" feels odd. But this is all contained to a single section of the book so I'm not very mad about it or anything, but it's just...weird.
Overall a good book though, I just think it could've benefited from a little more polish in the design department and gotten a little extra proofread to prevent that awkward section regarding Canidae.
Rating: 4/5
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