Spur, a Wolf's Story. Eliza Robertson

      

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      For Akira and Kai

      —

      N.A.

      For my mom and brother

      —

      E.R.

      Text copyright © 2019 by Eliza Robertson

      Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Nora Aoyagi

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      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system

      or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher

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      Greystone Kids/Greystone Books Ltd.

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      Cataloguing data available from Library and Archives Canada

      ISBN 978-1-77164-341-2 (cloth

      ISBN 978-1-77164-340-5 (epub

      ISBN 978-1-77164-339-9 (epdf

      Editing by Kallie George

      Copy editing by Antonia Banyard

      Jacket and interior design by Sara Gillingham Studio

      Jacket illustration by Nora Aoyagi

      Scientific consultant: Dr Paul Paquet; Regional consultant: Grant MacHutchon

      The illustrations in this book were rendered in acrylic gouache and colored pencil on watercolor paper.

      Printed and bound in Malaysia on ancient-forest-friendly paper by Tien Wah Press

      Greystone Books gratefully acknowledges the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples on whose land our office is located.

      Greystone Books thanks the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia

      through the Book Publishing Tax Credit, and the Government of Canada for supporting our publishing activities.

      SPUR

      A Wolf

      ’

      s Story

      BY Eliza Robertson

      •

       ILLUSTRATED BY Nora Aoyagi

      GREYSTONE BOOKS

      VANCOUVER / BERKELEY

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      For Akira and Kai

      —

      N.A.

      For my mom and brother

      —

      E.R.

      Text copyright © 2019 by Eliza Robertson

      Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Nora Aoyagi

      19 20 21 22 23 5 4 3 2 1

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system

      or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher

      or a license from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency

      (

      Access Copyright .

      For a copyright license, visit accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777.

      Greystone Kids/Greystone Books Ltd.

      greystonebooks.com

      Cataloguing data available from Library and Archives Canada

      ISBN 978-1-77164-341-2 (cloth

      ISBN 978-1-77164-340-5 (epub

      ISBN 978-1-77164-339-9 (epdf

      Editing by Kallie George

      Copy editing by Antonia Banyard

      Jacket and interior design by Sara Gillingham Studio

      Jacket illustration by Nora Aoyagi

      Scientific consultant: Dr Paul Paquet; Regional consultant: Grant MacHutchon

      The illustrations in this book were rendered in acrylic gouache and colored pencil on watercolor paper.

      Printed and bound in Malaysia on ancient-forest-friendly paper by Tien Wah Press

      Greystone Books gratefully acknowledges the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples on whose land our office is located.

      Greystone Books thanks the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia

      through the Book Publishing Tax Credit, and the Government of Canada for supporting our publishing activities.

      SPUR

      A Wolf

      ’

      s Story

      BY Eliza Robertson

      •

       ILLUSTRATED BY Nora Aoyagi

      GREYSTONE BOOKS

      VANCOUVER / BERKELEY

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      A long time ago, lichen grew here. That’s what

      Spur’s brother told her. Caribou ate it all winter,

      when no other plants bloomed.

      But there’s no lichen anymore, and so no caribou,

      which means less food for the wolves.

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      A long time ago, lichen grew here. That’s what

      Spur’s brother told her. Caribou ate it all winter,

      when no other plants bloomed.

      But there’s no lichen anymore, and so no caribou,

      which means less food for the wolves.

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      They haven’t seen many deer or moose in this area either.

      Spur’s pack must move on now, too.

      They’d heard of a grove far away, with big trees and

      lichen