The Wolf

Wilde Dieren in de Natuur

by Renne

Meet the wolf! See where this furry friend lives, find out what he eats, learn who his biggest enemies are and how he likes to spend his day. A book to sink your teeth into!

The second book in an informative series that brings wild animals safely into the living room. For all nature lovers ages 5 and up.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 2015

Reviews

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 2 out of 5]

'The Wolf (Animals in the Wild)' by Renne Rahir is a non-fiction book about wolves with some really nice illustrations. I found myself confused by who the target audience is supposed to be.

The pages tell about the wolf: where they live, what they look like, and how they spend their day. There is good text and illustrations showing wolves. On full illustration pages, there are silly text that might appeal to younger children.

The descriptive text is definitely for older readers while the text on the pictures is for younger readers. Perhaps this is meant to be a book for a child to grow with. It's possibly a translation problem, but I found the word intercourse to be an awkward choice when discussing how wolves procreate. It might cause uncomfortable conversations among those reading the book. Perhaps this is a cultural difference between the author's country and ours. It makes it a bit hard to recommend though. Still, the illustrations are nice and the facts are interesting.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Clavis Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

[Tracy · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short non fiction book about wolves written for young children. I liked the illustrations in this book and so did my daughters, but I think I prefer actual photos for non fiction books. There were a lot of misspelled words in this book, so it could definitely use some editing, and I also agree that the choice of the word "intercourse" seemed out of place. I would have gone with "mating" as others have pointed out. That being said, I personally don't feel that it's a horrible word, just a new one. I could easily read it to my daughters and explain that it was another word for mating or making babies and leave it at that. They would likely just move right along and forget about it. We love wolves in our house, so we are always interested in reading new books about them. This one also touched on topics like conservation, and the history of the wolf in fairytales, which was a nice bonus.

I received an ARC from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

[J · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one of those ever-present animal nonfiction books that are written to be read to your child in the hopes that they will learn something new and hopefully get a soft spot with that particular monster as they learn about them. Although the aim was true there definitely needs to be some editing done in both the misspellings of the words, especially on those that may make you think the book directed more towards adults, or even on her particular word choices, which doesn't help the reader to feel the book was written for more tender minds as some will make you cringe.

I do enjoy the fact that the author has some beautiful wolf illustrations thus making the book different from other nonfiction wolf books the characters just don't seem to be right for this type. I would love to see these wolves illustrating more or less a book for just children to enjoy instead of learning.

All in all this is one of those books you may want to read and review before sharing it with your child. Although giving a giggle or two to you there may be parts that will have you wishing to block this book from being further shared.

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the second book in the "Animals in the Wild" series. This is a good non-fiction book for young children to learn about wolves. The book uses short sections with points, facts and illustrations to share knowledge about wolves. From their birth, what they eat, what they do, family life, what they look like, predators etc. you learn facts, see little anecdotes and view visually pleasing detailed illustrations. This is a fun little book to introduce young readers to wildlife and encourage them to find out more about wolves and other animals in their family (i.e. dogs, coyotes, foxes etcetera). The back of the book includes brief facts as well as a glossary of terms used in the book. This is a great book for school libraries as well as late primary and early junior classrooms. It gives just enough information for children beginning to learn about different species and to wet their appetite for further research. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.

[Paul Franco · Rating 4 out of 5]

The cover shows a family of smiling wolves, the pups roughhousing and basically being kids. It’s already apparent that this book wants people, especially kids, to look at the wild canines as something other than hungry monsters in the woods.
The text basically asks a question, such as “Where does the wolf live?” and then answers it, thereby imparting knowledge. Reviewers have mentioned the spelling mistakes, but since this was originally published in Belgium and Holland it seems to be more of a problem of translation. Still, I do wonder if the original used “coniferous” and “deciduous,” amongst other big words that are a good decade ahead of being taught in school.
Some of the artwork is beautiful and would not be out of place in a gallery of the West, like in the Autry Museum.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

[Psusan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Wolf by Renne Rahir is an informational book for young children (preschool). The illustrated drawings are delightful almost whimsical. It is a fun read with a positive attitude towards wolves along with the environment. The word choice seemed a bit odd at times but nothing disturbing just different than how I would phrase it.

This is a good read for young children with the facts given simple small doses. It answers questions that children might would ask such as – What do wolves do all day? Or What do they eat? There is a brief mention at the end of how wolves have been portrayed in lengths and myths over the centuries. It is a good introductory book to the animal.


The publisher through Net Galley provided a copy.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I saw this book on *Netgalley I just had to request to read it. In my family we love wolves and
a non-fiction picture book about wolves just called to me.

This informative picture book gives details about wolves and even mentions things like how they are portrayed as the "big bad" in fairy tales.

The star of this picture book is definitely the drawings. A gorgeous palate and beautifully drawn wolves give a almost tranquil feel. My favorite of all the drawings was a pack of wolves with a gorgeous blue snowy background with their snouts raised high howling. I also appreciated how at the end there were drawings of relatives to the wolf including dogs and foxes.

I really enjoyed this and hope this turns into a series of books (foxes please!). I would gladly read the other books!

5 out of 5 stars

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I received a digital review copy through NetGalley.

[Kama Hardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nonfiction book about wolves. The information is broken up up in digestible bites and easy to remember facts. It also broaches subjects not found in other books of they type such as the animal's place in fairy tales and historical types. The illustrations are stunning, but I can not help but prefer real pictures in a work of non - non-fiction.

[J.M. Knight · Rating 2 out of 5]

First off the illustrations are beautiful and well done. There are so many wolf books with the same information so really it is like the other books. The author though added dialogue to the wolves so they are speaking which was interesting. Now the flaws on the first page where it should say lush plants it says lush pants which was worth a chuckle. The biggest thing that surprised me that I disliked about this book was a simple word change. Instead of saying the wolves mated she chose to use the word intercourse. I am not a prude but I really do not think that is a word that should be in a children's book especially young children.

I received in ARC copy from netgalley.

[Alex T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating 3.5 stars

Not a whole lot of depth, but includes enough information as well as some pretty illustrations.

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