Description
With evocative storytelling and atmospherically beautiful illustrations, Fourteen Wolves introduces readers to one of the world's most successful conservation projects. This is the incredible true story of how reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone Park saved its crumbling ecosystem.
About the Author
After campaigning with Greenpeace for years, Catherine Barr trained as a journalist and became an editor at the Natural History Museum. Catherine writes non-fiction books that aim to inspire children to explore, understand and take action to protect the natural world. Catherine's first book, The Story of Life, was shortlisted for The English Association Picture Book Award and long listed for the School Library Association Information Book Awards in 2016. She is a proud Patron of Reading for a local school and visits schools all over the country to run workshops inspired by her books. Jenni Desmond graduated from a Masters Degree in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art (UK) with distinction and her debut Red Cat Blue Cat won the Cambridgeshire Read it Again! Award in 2012. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages since, and in 2015 Desmond was named Best Emerging Talent (Illustrator) at the Junior Design Awards (UK). In 2016 she was made a Maurice Sendak Fellow and her book The Polar Bear became a 'New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book' of the year. Bloomsbury's Migration (2018) has been translated into 12 languages.
Reviews
Fourteen Wolves is a magical true story with stunningly beautiful illustrations. It is a book to treasure forever * David Walliams, comedian and children's author *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526607492
Author Catherine Barr
Format Hardback
Page Count 48
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 690g