Winter Shadow

By Knight, Richard L. & Johnson, Richard R.

Publishers Summary:
Maria lives with her grandfather in a small mountain village in the snowy north. One winter morning, she is on her way to school when she spots a small grey bundle lying under a tree, half-covered in the powdery snow - a wolf cub! Maria knows that she should leave the cub, but her curiosity and compassion are aroused. Will the cub still be there when she walks home? "Personal and Social Development: New to the Barefoot Young Fiction" series, this debut novel by Rochdale author Richard Knight explores key issues around the relationship between humans and animals, and between the individual and their community.

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ISBN
978-1-84686-116-1
Publisher
Barefoot Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2009

Gr 2-4 Nine-year-old Maria lives with her grandfather in a small, isolated village in the mountains. When she discovers a wolf pup nearly frozen in the snow, she ignores the voices of her elders in her head telling her to leave nature alone and carries it home. Her grandfather agrees to keep it only until it regains its health. Shadow, however, refuses to leave, appearing at Maria's school and following her home. Soon they become inseparable. When traders come to town, a mysterious storyteller mes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Maria, who lives with her grandfather in a remote village, finds an abandoned wolf pup nearly frozen in the snow. She brin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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