More wolf non-fiction for children. I'll review anything, really.
This non-fiction tells the reader many aspects of wolf life, such as how they hunt, communicate, behave, raise their young and grow up.
Overall for the target audience I'd say this is a very good wolf non-fiction...with only one catch. And you can already predict it from a mile away if you've read my other wolf non-fiction reviews: the goddamn alpha wolf theory (also called dominance theory) which keeps rearing its ugly head in so many wolf books both fiction and non-fiction alike.
I'll keep things short as to not repeat myself too much from my other reviews, but: the theory has been long-debunked even when this book was first published. Wolf packs aren't like an army ruled by the strongest wolves, but rather more like a family with (usually one) breeding pair at the head and their offspring and sometimes other related (and rarely unrelated) wolves. So the book once again reinforcing this theory just annoys me to no end.
That said, aside from this one gripe the rest is very good. Simple and to the point, of course, as this one in particular is aimed at very young readers, but the other information was correct and presented in a good and easily understandable way for the young target audience. It was also visually very interesting with lots of photos and colors.
So overall: good book, just ditch the damn dominance theory already and stop misinforming future generations about how wolf packs work.
Rating: 3.5/5
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