Super interesting for anyone who likes facts about animals, national parks, and the food chain! I really enjoyed this piece of United States history that most people probably don’t know and I could see my students enjoying this too.

A picture book for middle graders on how the absence and return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park impacted the whole ecosystem and why.

This is a lyrically written nonfiction look at the importance of wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem and what happens when an ecosystem gets out of whack. The illustrations make you feel like you are out in nature. The basics of the science and history is explained in ways easy for the target age to understand. If you want more of the history of everything involved in bringing the wolves back to Yellowstone I recommend Once a Wolf as this purely focuses on the ecosystem aspects and doesn’t look at the process that people went through to get the program started and supported by the government. This would be a great resource for middle grade teachers doing units on ecosystems, food webs, or predators, and an appealing read for curious middle graders.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful illustrations and informative text help young (and old) readers understand how wolves play an important part in our environment. Using Yellowstone National Park as a case study, Barr leads readers through the history of what happens when an apex species gets eliminated from an ecosystem.

Unforeseen consequences such as habitat loss, fewer songbirds, and overpopulation of elk unbalanced Yellowstone’s environment. In 1995, the government brought wolves back to the park.

Told in an easy-to-understand style, young readers will engage with the illustrations and ask questions about the information. Teachers, librarians, and parents will want to add this beautiful case study to their collections on environmental issues.

The reintroduction of wolves has fascinated me for years. This book was fascinating as it shared details about the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone. Catherine Barr chronicled the lives of the wolves from their capture to their journey through Yellowstone. She did an amazing job of describing the effects of the arrival of wolves to all the ecological parts of the park also. The afterword shares the details of each wolves' life since introduction to the part. As a teacher, this book would be a great addition while studying the relationship one animal can have with a variety of other plants and wildlife.

This beautifully illustrated non-fiction book explains how wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. The text explains how and why the wolves disappeared and the effect that had on the ecosystem of the park. It then shows in detail how they were reintroduced and what effect that has had on the ecosystem of the park. This book would be a great addition for a lesson on cause and effect and ecosystems. The book includes details on what happened to the original 14 wolves that were reintroduced to the park and other efforts of reintroduction from around the world. I read a review copy curtesy of the publisher through Netgalley.

Compelling narrative about the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone. How and why it was done along with an explanation of how keystone species affect the environment around them. All this amazing information with interspersed artwork and text that isn't too dense. Great companion book for The Wolves of Currumpaw.

This excellent non fiction book tells the story of how the wolves of Yellowstone were first destroyed and then reintroduced and what happened. The story is laid out to make it easily accessible for younger readers with lots of interesting and beautiful art work. Kids are going to love this one.

I recieved an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I found this title hard to read because it was man and money who created the problem with the wolves. Even now when they cross a line that they can't see or even understand farmers continue to take them out.

Beautiful watercolor illustrations bring the national park at Yellowstone and all its inhabitants to life in this fascinating look at the reintroduction of wolves to the ecosystem of the park. The text explains how the last wolf was shot in 1926 and the impact of the wolves' absence on the elk herds. Then the efforts to bring wolves back are described - with illustrations of the capture, transportation, and release of the new wolves. Scenes show elk grazing, wolves hunting, the return of plants and trees as they are no longer eaten by the enormous number of elk, and other positive outcomes.

This book would be wonderful to include in a unit on food webs, ecosystems, and keystone species. Students can see how the removal of one species affects everything else in the area. How many of them would ever imagine that taking away the wolves would lead to over browsing by the elks, and that loss of vegetation would lead to a change in the course of the rivers themselves? The explanations are easy to follow and the illustrations make everything visually compelling.

Back matter includes details of the original fourteen wolves that began the repopulation of the species in Yellowstone, including which pack they were a part of and how long they survived in the park. There are also profiles of several other animals from around the world that conservation groups have worked to reintroduce and restore the ecosystems they were once a part of.

Planned for release on April 5, this book will be available in time for Earth Day - so mark your calendars. I read a review copy provided by the publisher through Netgalley.

A beautiful piece of nonfiction. The prose is at times very lyrical, almost poetic. The illustrations are striking. Paired together, the story of Yellowstone’s wolves is moving and shows us that we all have a place where we belong.