To the Top of the World: Adventures with Arctic Wolves

by Jim Brandenburg

Book Overview

For one special summer, Jim Brandenburg had the unique privilege of being "adopted" by an Arctic wolf pack on a remote arctic island. Coming back with an award-winning series of full-color... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802782191
• ISBN13: 9780802782199
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

awesome book

This book has beautiful pictures and is so captivating, you can't help but love it. This seems as if you are there with the wolves. An excellent book for learning more about wolves.

Very informative, fabulous photos

"To the Top of the World" is essentially a condensed version of Brandenberg's fantastic book, "White Wolf," and is perhaps a better book to acquaint younger readers with wolf-related issues. This brief volume contains information about human-wolf relations, myth-busting, and of course much about wolf behavior and pack relations. It's also a great way for someone of any age to learn about this magnificent, keystone predator.The wolf has been maligned for centuries, and it's absolutely crucial that we teach our children the importance of the wolf's role in nature; we have only to look to Yellowstone for a direct object lesson in what losing the wolf does to an ecosystem. In 1930, the US Government proudly shot the last wolf in Yellowstone, and that began a 60-year slide into an environmental disaster. Now, with the wolf replaced only seven short years ago, the park is almost completely back in balance again. It's crucial to understand that there are no "extra" animals in nature, and this book is a wonderful way to begin that learning path.

Great information and picture source

The book is written about Jim Brandonbrug's year spent with the artic wolves. He gets to know the wolves personaly and they begin to trust him completly. A great book for doing reports on artic wolves