Wild Canines: A Compare and Contrast Book

Explore the fascinating world of coyotes, foxes, and wolves. These wild canines are cousins to one of our favorite pets, dogs. This latest in Arbordale’s Compare and Contrast Series highlights the canines’ habitats, behaviors, physical adaptations, and their ecological roles in North America. Which wild canines live alone? Which lives in packs? They all eat meat but only one hunts large animals. How do they communicate with each other? Which wild canines might you spot in your backyard? The book helps young readers develop critical thinking skills and is perfect for young wildlife conservationists.

Michelle Vander Neut is the Education Coordinator at Wolf Sanctuary of PA. In addition to teaching visitors about the wolves, she helps to care for the wolves and wolfdogs that reside there. She has studied wolf behavior and ecology since 2013 and has a master’s in environmental studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She hopes this book will get kids excited about wild canines, especially wolves, and how each animal is uniquely adapted to survive in their natural environment. This is her debut picture book. She currently resides in Southeastern PA with her family.

Joseph Warker has a deep passion for animals and has been an animal caretaker and handler at the Wolf Sanctuary of PA since 2019. Raised in Pennsylvania’s Amish country, Joe majored in environmental science in college. This is Joe’s debut picture book.