Wolf Pack of the Winisk River - Softcover

Brown, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897550103 ISBN 13: 9781897550106

Publisher: Lobster Pr, 2009

Synopsis

p>After a harsh Northern Ontario winter, food is scarce and wolves must pursue the caribou north along the Winisk River. A large timber wolf fights off two young males and inserts himself into a pack led by a strong Alpha female. We follow the pack's two-hundred-mile journey along the Winisk River to Hudson Bay and the Severn River, as they face the dangers of human hunters, near-starvation and treacherous rivers. Readers will experience the loyalty and affection of the wolf pack and be captivated by these powerful, intelligent, courageous creatures in their thrilling struggle to survive. Using bold, vivid free verse in this fiercely original literary tour de force, Paul Brown dares to explore the natural beauty of the Great North and the heart of its wildlife.

Paul Brown is a poet, a writer of fiction and a retired English teacher. He has made several canoe trips into Northern Ontario, and in 1988 made the same trip from Webequie to Peawanuck on the Winisk River that the wolf pack makes in his debut novel. Brown lives in Belleville, Ontario.

Artist and First Nation Band Councilor Robert Kakegamic continues the Woodland Aboriginal tradition started by Norval Morrisseau, his cousin the late Carl Ray, and brothers Joachim and Goyce Kakegamic. Robert, a lifelong resident of Sandy Lake, Ontario, a Swampy Cree (Ojibway) First Nation community, brings imaginative and symbolic imagery to his wildlife paintings.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Brown is a poet, fiction writer, and retired English teacher with thirty years of experience in the high school classroom. He has made several canoe trips into northern Ontario, including one from Webequie to Peawanuck on the Winisk River, the same journey made by the wolves in his debut novel, Wolf Pack of the Winisk River (Lobster Press, 2009). Through his research, Paul fell in love with the courage, tenacity, and intelligence of northern grey wolves. The Great Boreal Forest of northern Canada remains an unending source of fascination for him. Brown lives in Belleville, Ontario.

Review:

"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 2009-04-01)

"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...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...One of this year's 'must-buy' books." (CM Magazine 2009-03-01)

"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 2009-03-01)

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"[A] powerful novel of survival...The unique wiriting style captures the single-minded, tenacious purpose of the hunt." (Resource Links 2009-06-01)

"With stunning realism...the force and tension of Brown's work will capture those readers who want the sight, sound, smell, and taste of danger." (School Library Journal 2009-12-01)

"Strips away any romanticized notions of life in the wild, revealing a reality that ricochets from the brutality of the hunt to the sensuous beauty of the wilderness. The reader isn't observing the action from a distance, but is right there, experiencing it. That sense of immediacy brings survival of the fittest uniquely into focus, especially when wolves and humans are involved. The story's emotional intensity makes it an appropriate choice for students in middle school and up." (The Official Website of the Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA 2009-12-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lobster Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1897550103
• ISBN 13: 9781897550106
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188