Living along the edge of the forest, a male and female coyote are forced into a desperate search for food as they struggle to survive the bitterly cold eastern winter.
Running away after the random stabbing of her mother, a junior high school girl encounters a wounded coyote pup and nurses him in an abandoned root cellar in the Wisconsin woods.
Full-color, illustrated photographs describe the American coyote, how they are different from wolves, and the reason why coyotes seem to be moving more towards the towns and cities.
Ellie's attempt to avenge her cat Bob, who has been killed and eaten by a marauding coyote, backfires when the trap she sets injures a neighborhood dog, thus heightening her awareness of life, death, and nature's way.
Photographs and text help readers decipher the differences between coyotes and wolves, describing the physical features, behaviors, habitats, and other unique attributes of each species.