Wolf Pack of the Winisk River

Food is scarce after a harsh winter and in order to stay alive, a large timber wolf must fight off two young male wolves and insert himself into a pack led by a strong alpha female. Together they lead the pack’s two-hundred-mile journey along the Winisk River to Hudson Bay and the Severn River, pursuing the Woodland Caribou. As their struggle for survival intensifies, the wolves are threatened by human hunters, near-starvation, treacherous waters, and attacks by competing packs.

In this bold literary work written in free verse, Paul Brown explores the Great North and the heart of its wildlife through the eyes of a determined, courageous timber wolf.

Awards and Reviews:

"The unnerving cover image of a wolf’s yellow eyes may suggest this title is a thriller, but that’s only partly true. By immersing himself in the mind of a wolf via a stark, free-verse style, Brown has constructed something far more expansive and moving." – Booklist, April 2009

"Brown, a retired English teacher, takes the animal story to an entirely new level by telling his story, not in prose, but via free verse ... vast expanses of forests, lakes, swamps and rivers teem with animal life that flies, walks or swims and exists in a form of harsh harmony ... illustrations by Robert Kakegamic, an artist from Sandy Lake, ON, a Swampy Cree (Ojibway) First Nation Community ... evoke a sense of an earlier time when all of these creatures shared the lands with only First Nations peoples ... Wolf Pack of the Winisk River is one of this year's 'must-buy' books." – CM: Canadian Review of Materials, March 2009

"This debut novel, told in free verse without anthropomorphism or sentiment, will rivet readers with its story of Wolf ... First Nations artist Kakegamic's spot illustrations offer muscular visual counterpoint to the compelling narrative. This eat-or-be-eaten tale of wolves and assorted anonymous human characters reveals a deep and resonant story about nature of both the wild and human sort." – Kirkus Reviews, March 2009

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