Journey of the Red Wolf |
Publication Information
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Author: Smith, Roland |
Illustrator: Smith, Roland |
Title: Journey of the Red Wolf |
Date: 1996 |
Publisher: Dutton |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-525-65162-4 |
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ABE/ABLE:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, photographic essay, true story
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HSE Descriptor(s):
science
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Summary: |
The author-photographer traces the red wolf from near extinction in 1971 to their current reintroduction into their native habitat. The book includes and Afterword, a list of Where to See Red Wolves, and an Index. |
Teaching Ideas: |
This book joins a small, interesting text set on wolves with a chapter in Patent's Back to the Wild, Gibbon's Wolves, and London's Red Wolf Country. Teaching strategies that channel differences of opinion like Discussion Web and Agree/Disagree/Why? could be used to explore controversies surrounding the protection and reintroduction of endangered species. For additional information, consult the web sites below.
web sites: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nove/wolves, www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/wildlife, www.ems.psu.edu/Wolf/. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Agree? Disagree? Why?
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
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Discussion Webs
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
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