The Wolves Return Author:Celia Godkin In 1995?96 twenty-three Canadian gray wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park where, due to over-hunting, there had been no wolves at all for almost seventy years. This reintroduction project was an overwhelming success. Over twenty years later we can still see the changes the gray wolves brought to Yellowstone. Now that the elk graze ... more »higher ground to escape the wolves, tree seedlings in the valley are growing tall. Rivers change as beavers use the trees to build dams, and thriving wetlands have been established. This true story offers an important lesson about the difference one creature can make in creating a healthy, thriving world.
Acclaimed environmental author and illustrator Celia Godkin delivers an inspiring, feel-good environmental
story that is the perfect follow up to her most recent nonfiction picture book, Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in
the World, a Bank Street Best Book that was also shortlisted for several awards. The Wolves Return features Godkin?s evocative, full-spread pencil crayon and watercolour illustrations and is further enhanced by extensive information on the Yellowstone Wolf Project, including maps and statistics that will delight young animal lovers and inquisitive minds.« less