It's hard to describe this completely original book. Parts appear in poems, capturing the POV of the moon. Parts proceed more in prose, taking an omniscient (moon-like) view of two female wolves in the Arctic, with their personified thoughts rendered in italics. I explored this one with my 11 year old daughter. She likes puzzles and books in verse, and enjoyed trying to puzzle out the storyline and the different perspectives. Also, the book uses some wonderfully vivid vocabulary, and presents several concepts about ecology, different perspectives (or umwelts) and celestial phases. Readers expecting a more traditional novel might struggle with it a little, but those willing to explore something different (especially young readers with a love of wolves) will be swept up by its lyrical charms.

This was a difficult book to read for me, but the time I put into it was so rewarding. This book is beautifully written. It is a poetic version of the true tale of two sister wolves and how they worked together to save their pack in the Arctic wilderness. Some of the pages with the fewest words were the ones that I had to spend the most time on. It's deep and will make you think. I highly recommend it.

This short, uniquely written book is the perfect combination that will lure you in to the rhythm of Nature and wisdom of the instinct for survival on Earth while seeing and learning through the eyes of the Moon herself as she benevolently shines light on the question “what’s is the purpose of it all?”
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In this captivating story, dream-like language wraps around you and doesn’t let go. We experience the poignant bonding between the brave she-wolves, Snow White and Black Spot, as well as the wise perspective of One Moon. This poetic story is a moving and atmospheric homage to the true events that inspired it.