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Wolf Baby

Name: Wolf Baby
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SKU: 9781761720925
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By Aura Parker

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We were watching dragons float and mountains bloom in the sky, when we first heard him cry... 'Wolves are not our friends,' Granny warns. But Nellie and Mateo long to bring the wolf baby home... From the creator of the best-selling Bowerbird Blues comes this timeless... Read More

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We were watching dragons float and mountains bloom in the sky, when we first heard him cry...

'Wolves are not our friends,' Granny warns. But Nellie and Mateo long to bring the wolf baby home...

From the creator of the best-selling Bowerbird Blues comes this timeless tale of love overcoming fear.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761720925

Publisher: Scholastic Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 November 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scholastic Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 32

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