The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest

The Sea Wolves sets out to disprove the notion of "the Big Bad Wolf," especially as it is applied to coastal wolves--a unique strain of wolf that lives in the rainforest along the Pacific coast of Canada.

Genetically distinct from their inland cousins and from wolves in any other part of the world, coastal wolves can swim like otters and fish like the bears with whom they share the rainforest. Smaller than the gray wolves that live on the other side of the Coast Mountains, these wolves are highly social and fiercely intelligent creatures. Living in the isolated wilderness of the Great Bear Rainforest, coastal wolves have also enjoyed a unique relationship with man. The First Nations people, who have shared their territory for thousands of years, do not see them as a nuisance species but instead have long offered the wolf a place of respect and admiration within their culture.

Illustrated with almost one hundred of Ian McAllister's magnificent photographs, The Sea Wolves presents a strong case for the importance of preserving the Great Bear Rainforest for the wolves, the bears and the other unique creatures that live there.

Author: Ian McAllister, Nicholas Read
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 121
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781554692064
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 142486 / Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2010
Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 51
Publishers Weekly 11/22/2010
School Library Journal 02/01/2011 pg. 129

About the Author
Read, Nicholas: - Nicholas Read is a retired journalist and journalism instructor who has written 10 books for children including two series about the Great Bear Rainforest with Ian McAllister. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with two rescued cats.McAllister, Ian: -

Ian McAllister is an award-winning photographer and author of numerous books. Ian directed the 2019 IMAX film Great Bear Rainforest and co-wrote the film's tie-in book, Great Bear Rainforest: A Giant Screen Adventure in the Land of the Spirit Bear. A recipient of the North American Nature Photography Association's Vision Award and the Rainforest Action Network's Rainforest Hero Award, he and his wife, Karen, were named by Time magazine Leaders of the 21st Century for their efforts to protect British Columbia's endangered rainforest. The co-founder of Pacific Wild, a Canadian nonprofit wildlife-conservation group, Ian lives with his family in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.