01879cam a2200253 4500 517212642 TxAuBib 040918s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780440419785 (pbk.) 0440419786 (pbk.) (OCoLC)8365 IEF IEF IHI XY4 TCA BAKER OHH TxAuBib Bauer, Marion Dane. Runt / by Marion Dane Bauer. New York : Dell Yearling, 2002. 136 p. ; 20 cm. Originally published: New York : Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father, King, and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name. DEEP IN THE Minnesota forest, where only the strong survive, four regular-sized pups-Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker-are pushed into the world. Then one last, very small pup is born into the wolf pack. He is called Runt. From the very start, Runt struggles in the harsh wild world of the wolves. He tries learning along with his brothers and sisters, but makes serious mistakes. It's hard pleasing his father, King, and the other wolves. If only Runt could prove himself to his powerful father and family. . . .'' With an economy of words, Bauer precisely and vividly conveys the wolves' wild world. . . . There's a ready-made audience for this.''-Booklist, Starred. ''Beautifully written and faithful to wolves' behavior (explained in an afterword). . . . Bauer portrays the wolves' place in the natural world with compassion, respect, and warmth, but this is also the story of any unique individual's struggle to find his or her niche.''-School Library Journal. RL: 5.8. Ages 9-12. Wolves Juvenile fiction. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/ TXHSP