SuitabookThe White Wolf
Ron Roy
- Reading
- Pause after the cubs disappear and invite a prediction based on the clues, without revealing the culprit. Afterwards, talk about how the children respond to wildlife in danger and whether their actions seem responsible.
- Themes
- Protecting vulnerable animals: The children investigate missing wolf cubs and work to return them to their mother. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Persistence and problem-solving: Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose continue investigating after the cubs disappear, with the mystery structured around discovering who took them. The children’s persistence is positively presented in the supplied responses, and the mystery encourages readers to predict and reason from clues.
- Worth knowing
- Some children may want to discuss the stolen cubs, people taking animals and the possibility of cubs falling from a cliff.