WOLVES Strange and Wonderful Laurence Pringle Illustrated by Meryl Henderson AASTRA YOUNG READERS AN IMPRINT OF ASTRA BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS New York
Dedicated to Dr. L. David Mech known as Dave when we were fellow wildlife ecology classmates and friends at Cornell University beginning in 1953. He was smart and curious a good student despite working 30 hours a week in a grocery store to put himself through college Then he began a distinguished career of wolf research not just in the United States but in Europe and in the far northern Arctic To this day he advises others in research of wolves and their prey writes about wolves and is modest about his many accomplishments LP In grateful and loving memory to Mrs. Marceil Pultorak my first art teacher and mentor and to Bob Craven my first agent They started me on my path MH The author and illustrator wish to thank the following for their invaluable help in vetting the manuscript and art resources Dr. L. David Mech senior research scientist U. S. Geological Survey and adjunct professor University of Minnesota for his careful review of text and illustrations Jack Gladstone enrolled citizen of the Blackfeet Nation Aaron Leggett senior curator Alaska History & Indigenous Culture Anchorage Museum John Thomassen deputy collections Manager at the American Numismatic Society the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History
Just for fun howl like a wolf Throw your head back and let out a long loud wolf howl AR WOOOOOOOOOO You have probably heard a sound like that in movies and television programs Filmmakers sometimes use it in night scenes They know that a wolf's howl can send a powerful message of wildness of mystery of danger For thousands of years wolves have inspired legends myths and scary stories Sometimes they've sparked feelings of fear Since the mid 1990s however scientists have studied the lives of real wolves not imaginary creatures Thanks to their discoveries people's ideas and feelings about wolves have changed
