Wolves (Smithsonian-science)

I ordered this book for my son before he could read for himself, and I think he was just too young for it at the time. The photographs of wolves in the wild are beautiful and interesting, but there is only one large photo for each page of text. My little boy kept wanting to flip to the next page before I was finished reading because there are several paragraphs of information per page and reading it took longer than his attention span could handle.The book is informative and good for kids who are interested in wildlife, plus it has a conservationist message. There were bits of info I thought were interesting, such as the different subspecies of wolves in North America, the fact that packs have both an Alpha and a Beta wolf, and about wolf-dog hybrids that are sometimes kept as pets. (The author says this is dangerous due to the wolf personality being unsuited for domestication).Even though my child was a bit too young for the book, it's still an interesting wildlife book I'd recommend for children approximately ages 7-11.

My 4-year old son is nuts about the Smithsonian series of books that this book was published by, and so are we (his parents). Seymour Simon is materful at educating and intriguing children with his text, and the photos are superb as well. Admittedly my son is young for these books, but he gets a great deal from them anyway and I am certain that he will continue to get more from them as he grows older. Wolves is a wonderful book that is packed with fascinating information about these beautiful creatures, along with grogeous photos of wolves in their natural habitat. Another winner from Seymour Simon!

purchased as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old who loves wolves...this is listed as a 'core' friendly book and in my state the 'core standards' are all over the place. my daughter reads 2 levels above her grade, and i feel safe in saying that she will still enjoy this book and the facts in it. I feel confident purchasing a book from the Smithsonian for her in hopes that she may learn something new about her favorite animals. The pictures are good, and the reading is fairly easy.

it deserve a better rating my girlfreind loves it she will probably read it over and over again

My 5 year old is obsessed with wolves and so we have checked out just about every book in the library on wolves, etc. This book is better than any we have checked out there. The pictures are great,and I was surprised about the amount of text in this relatively short book. There is quite a bit here to read and some pages are completely full of text. It is a good resource and I can see having my son use this as a partial basis for a paper on wolves later. I recommend this book.

Beautifully done as a combination of full page color pictures with large print on the opposing page. Engaging for young an old who like their information served up with great big color pictures like I do. This was a great book for my son who had heard me explain that our "domesticated" dogs were descended from wolves and how it was a shame that so many people feared them instead of cherishing them as part of the whole ecosystem and beautiful in their own right.

Big hard cover book with beautiful photos. Perfect for lovers of nature and wildlife. Especially fans of wolves.

I purchased several of these for my classroom library. My students enjoy them and I would definitely purchase again!

On pages, more of a pamphlet, but the gist of info, it contains, is basics. maybe for further in-depth re-search of wolves. some nice photo's in it though.

this is a great book. My eight year old boys love it. The pictures are lovely and the boys are able to read it on their own. I definitely recommend it.

Pleased with delivery service, book not what I expected, photos were not that clear.

Thought this would be more for adults, but I can't complain, the pictures are stunning.

Wonderful book! Thanks