Introduces the natural history of wolves, examining their social structure, hunting tactics, growth, and development, and explores myths and legends about them.

"This nonfiction book takes young readers on a journey into the lives of wolves, the largest of all wild mammals who have lived in the Northern Hemisphere for millions of years. Kids will learn how wolves use their powerful jaw muscles and sharp teeth to hunt their prey, how a wolf pack forms, and the meaning of different wolf howls. This book explores every aspect of these fascinating canines and even corrects erroneous myths and lore about them"--...

A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have unexpected results.

Faolan, poised to take his place as a member of the revered Wolves of the Watch, may be the only one who can stop Dunbar MacHeath and his clan from provoking a war between the Watch and the bears.

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.

Observes a family of timber wolves in the wild as they play, eat, explores, and relax.

When a terrible danger threatens the wolves of the Beyond, outsider Faolan must take a leadership role and inspire the pack to stand together.

Little Wolf and his brother Smellybreff play a naughty trick in their quest for dinner.