Wilderness

White Fang

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In the northern wilderness of the Yukon, a dog who is part wolf comes to make his peace with man.

After young Mowgli escapes the jaws of a tiger, he is raised by a pack of wolves and befriends an old bear and a panther as they teach him the law of the jungle. Includes an author profile, activities, and a description of each character.

The Wolf Wilder

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Copies: 6

Wolves, like children, are not born to lead calm lives.

Feo's live is extraordinary. She and her mother train domesticated wolves to fend for themselves in the snowy wilderness of Russia. She loves working with the wolves, especially the three that have been wilded but refuse to leave Feo. They're half-wild, not pets.

Author:

Katherine Rundell

My Side of the Mountain

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My Side of the Mountain, based on the book by Jean George, is the unique adventure of thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley. Sam's hero is naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau, so Sam writes a note for his folks, packs up and leaves home for the challenge of wilderness living. Realizing his dream, Sam feeds himself, builds a makeshift home and learns to live in harmony with nature - miles from civilization.

Director:

James B. Clark

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Length:

01:40

Never Cry Wolf: The Incredible True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

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Copies: 30

Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farley Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra, where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their ways. Contact with his quarry comes quickly and Mowat discovers not a den of marauding killers but a courageous family of skillful providers and devoted protectors of their young.

Author:

Farley Mowat

The Swiss Family Robinson (Unabridged)

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After the Robinsons - a minister, his wife, and their 4 young sons - are shipwrecked on a desert island, they must adapt to their new environment, which includes exotic birds and animals, but none of the comforts they enjoyed in their native Switzerland.

Author:

Johann Wyss

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

820L

Length:

10:35

Brian's Hunt (Unabridged)

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Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1180L

Length:

02:24

Owl Moon (Unabridged)

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A young child and her father search the moonlit woods for the Great Horned Owl. Movingly narrated by author Jane Yolen.

Author:

Jane Yolen

Grade Level:

Primary

Lexile:

630L

Length:

00:08

The Call of the Wild (Unabridged)

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A bold-spirited dog named Buck is stripped from his comfortable life on a California estate and thrust into the rugged terrain of the Klondike. There he is made a sled dog and battles to become his team's leader and the devoted servant of John Thornton, a man who shows him kindness amid the savage lawlessness of man and beast.

Author:

Jack London

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

620L

Length:

03:27

White Fang (Unabridged)

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This is the story of a wild dog's journey toward becoming civilized in the Canadian Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, at the end of the 19th Century. White Fang is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, about a kidnapped civilized dog becoming a wild wolf.

Author:

Jack London

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

07:49