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    A Wolf Called Wander
    A Wolf Called Wander
    A Wolf Called Wander
    Audiobook3 hours

    A Wolf Called Wander

    Written by Rosanne Parry

    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

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    About this audiobook

    A New York Times bestseller! “Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan

    This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf’s incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. This irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is for fans of Sara Pennypacker’s Pax and Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

    Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter.

    Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable one thousand miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home.

    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. This gripping and appealing novel about family, courage, loyalty, and the natural world is for fans of Fred Gipson’s Old Yeller and Katherine Applegate’s Endling.

    Includes information about the real wolf who inspired the novel.

    Plus don't miss Rosanne Parry's stand-alone companion novel, A Whale of the Wild.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 7, 2019
    ISBN9780062911452
    Author

    Rosanne Parry

    Rosanne Parry is the author of the acclaimed novels A Wolf Called Wander, A Whale of the Wild, A Horse Named Sky, Heart of a Shepherd, Second Fiddle, and Written in Stone. She has taught writing at schools, conferences, educational nonprofits, and online at the Loft Literary Center and works as an independent bookseller. She and her family live in an old farmhouse in Portland, Oregon. She writes in a tree house in her backyard.

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    • 5/5
      This is book is an awesome book. I loved the way Wander never gives up and in the end, after many sacrifices, his life is now better.

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    • 5/5
      It was amazing awesome I love it just so emotional and awesome
    • 5/5
      “My favorite part is where he gets lost. I liked that we got to learn about wolves, and their life.”-6 year old Finlee
    • 5/5
      really great story, it's really fun to see wander adventure
      you can feel all the emotion..
    • 5/5
      Amazing book!! I hope ya make more!!! I love wolfs and LOVE this book
    • 5/5
      great story realy sucks you in happy ending great start it sucks you in at the begining
    • 5/5
      this book is like THE BEST BOOK I’V EVER READ!!!!!!!!!
    • 5/5
      This book just reached into my heart, the part when warm dies ? I recommend this book to anyone and everyone, especially if they liked pax
    • 5/5
      I love how the characters communicate mainly trough body language and very rarely use words. It was a refreshing story to listen to and it felt very engaging!
    • 5/5
      this was such a wonderful book. kept myself & 8yr old son intrigued & wanting more!!
    • 5/5
      I like this book because it’s a story of life and because it’s an animal story?!!!
    • 5/5
      I love this book it's so funny and sad at the same time.
    • 4/5
      I listened with my two boys 5 & 7 and it was a moving story. I may have shed some tears and now my boys are sad because the story is over! Thank you!!
    • 4/5
      I generally don't like books with animal narrators so I picked one that is aimed at middle graders and it was excellent. It's based on a real wolf who lost his pack and traveled 1000 miles through Oregon and finally found a mate. It delivers a whole range of emotions from joy to sadness, but ultimately it's a story of perseverance
    • 5/5
      Beautiful and moving. Filled with the love from the warmth of the pack and torn from it tragically. We don't know what strengths we have until we are thrust into the unknown. I hope my granddaughters fall in love with this book as I did.
    • 5/5
      I purchased this book because I love the author and wolves. Parry writes well through the eyes of the wolf, which isn't easy. A great story for calling attention to the mistreatment of wolves and habitat, and to show how family-oriented they are. Lots of factual back matter: The Real Wolf Behind the Story; a map of OR-7's Journey; About Wolves; The Habitats of the Pacific Northwest; Author's Note; Resources for Young Readers; General Resources.
    • 4/5
      Born into the darkness of his den, the wolf pup Swift first understands the world through smell. One of five cubs, he is named for his eagerness to explore, and the swiftness of his development and movement. Soon initiated into the life of the pack, he comes to love everything about his home in the mountains. But when his family is attacked and scattered by a rival pack of wolves intent on securing the mountain for their own, Swift finds himself embarking on an epic journey, and struggling to survive as he moves from place to place in search of a new home and a new family. But will this wandering wolf ever find what he seeks...?Beautifully written, with moments of both humor and pathos, A Wolf Called Wander was inspired by the story of a real wolf - OR-7 - who lived in Oregon's Wallowa Mountains and was tagged by biologists. In 2011 they tracked his 1000-mile journey to find a new pack. This was my first book from Rosanne Parry, an author living in Oregon, and I really enjoyed her writing. The exchanges between Swift and his father were quite humorous, and the relationship between Swift and Warm charming. Warm's death midway through the book was absolutely heartbreaking. I appreciated the fact that Parry didn't sugarcoat what life in the wild is like - as Swift learns, everything either eats or is eaten, at some point - but that she also captured the beauty of nature and the occasional possibilities of coexistence and help, between species. This latter was evident in Swift's relationship with his raven, and in the moment when he warns a horse herd of an imminent cougar attack. I enjoy animal fiction that manages to convince me it is from the animal's own realistic perspective, and this definitely fit the bill. It also had lovely artwork from Mónica Armiño. A delightful book, engaging and poignant, this is one I would recommend to young animal lovers, with the proviso that they be aware that there are some disturbing scenes.