Captivating and heartwarmingAnimal lovers will howl with joy.Red TricycleThis beautiful picture bookfollows the journey of a young gray wolf who garnered nationwide attention when hebecame the first wild wolf in California in almost a century.Using facts recorded by Fish & Wildlife scientists, author Emma Bland Smith imagines the wolfs experiences in close detail as he makes an epic 2,000-mile trek over three years time. The wolfs story is interwoven with the perspective of a young girl who follows his trek through the media. As she learns more about wolves and their relationships with humans, she becomes determined to find a way to keep him safe by making him a wolf that is too famous to harm."A young girl follows the wolfs journey and, along the way, learns about issues around the re-introduction of wolves. Its an opportunity to engage young readers beyond the story."Herald Net

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Sasquatch Books .

Robin James is a gifted illustrator and a native of the Pacific Northwest. She has loved art and animals all her life and has been drawing ever since she could hold a pencil. Through the years, she has created a wide variety of artwork from animal portraits to wildlife paintings and has illustrated over 75 children's books, and is published worldwide. She lives in Snohomish, WA. EMMA BLAND SMITH is a librarian and writer living with her family in San Francisco. Her children's book debut, Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West , won the 2017 Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award for children's literature, and the 2017 Cook Prize, which honors the best STEM picture book published for children aged eight to ten. ELIZABETH PERSON's unique illustrations and informational art are her specialties. She grew up exploring the San Juan Islands with her family, regularly flying on island in a 1959 Piper Comanche airplane. During the summer and holidays, you'll find her at many of the Pacific Northwest art festivals and urban craft events.