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Summary: Julie of the Wolves Review
Review: This is an interesting book, but it has confusing flashbacks. It's an adventure, though the parts about talking to wolves are true. For instance, in wolf language, flattening your ears and gritting your teeth means "lay down." Her wolves inspire her, and me, greatly, and will inspire you, too. So what are you waiting for??!!
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Summary: Allegorical Tale Of A Girl Torn Between Two Worlds
Review: Great works of literature not only tell a story, but also teach lessons that can be related to everyday life. Julie of the Wolves is an allegory that encompasses many invaluable morals and thought-provoking questions. Julie is a young girl trying to survive alone on the Arctic tundra. She learns how to communicate with a pack of wolves and in doing so she was able to stay alive. This shows that if we work with animals, we can learn more about the world around us. Because we do not want this knowledge to be lost, we as humans must do out best to save and protect animals. This lesson relates to the current issue of drilling for oil in Alaska. While some people want to destroy the tundra's beauty in exchange for money, they forget the important of the rare life and beauty of the arctic wilderness. Another vital lesson of the story relates is about the struggle between the Eskimo culture and the American traditions. In the beginning, Julie is a mix of Eskimo and American, which is displayed by her two names, Miyax (Eskimo name) and Julie (American). Towards the end of the book, the Eskimo culture begins to die out. Miyax is unaware of this throughout the novel because of her isolation from society. This book deserves its four stars because of its many morals and its incredible descriptions of the tundra. The only reason this book lost a star is because, at times, the lack of dialogue gets slightly boring. Otherwise, it is an excellent, thought-provoking book.
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Summary: GERAT BOOK!
Review: As my son went off to 5th grade this morning I remebered my 5th grade teacher and the stories he used to read to us. Julie of the Wolves was the fist one. 23 years later I can still remeber how wonderful this book is. I am ordering it today for my son along with Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. If I can still remember these books and how they made me feel this many years later I want my son to have the same experience. (Thanks go out to my 5th grate teacher - Mr. Mercer, Fairmont, WV)
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Summary: Too much Tundra
Review: In this book, Julie of the Wolves, the main characters consist of Julie, a girl stranded on the Alaskan tundra, and some wolves. After her 13-year-old self gets divorced and runs away, she gets lost on the tundra and relies on her furry friends for companionship and food. Companionship? Yes, that's right. Julie learns to "communicate" with the wolves. Food? You mean they kill food and give it to her? Well, sometimes. The wolves also regurgitate the food for Julie's dining pleasure. Although this book may cause readers to take an interest in Alaska and Eskimos, it really doesn't teach much about Julie and her culture. This book is unrealistic and rather dry. It would be difficult to keep a young reader interested in this book. Granted, this book may be a good tool for cooperative teaching. An instructor could relate this book with teaching history and geography, zoology and sociology, but the actual book doesn't offer a true picture of reality.
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Summary: Julie of The Wolves The Sixth Grade Book Review
Review: Mayax was a girl who was taken to live in a city named Barrow (Alaska) to marry a man named Daniel. She wasn't happy; the jealousy of Daniel was strong. Being unhappy Mayax,or Julie as Amy, her penpal is San Francisco called her,left to live with Amy. It seemed now the hatred that she had for Daniel made her decide to leave Barrow. She got lost. She soon found herself living or trying to survive with a pack of wolves. She was now living like an Eskimo living with wolves. The leader,Armoroq,was trying to accept Julie as one of the wolves of the pack. She was shown how to live like an Eskimo by her father Kapugen, who she believed was dead. Would she survive or not? Would Armoroq accept her as one of the wolves?
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Summary: jon's Review
Review: Julie of the wolves is a great book. I find it both interesting and exiting. It is about a 13 year old girl who runs away and is taken care of by wolves. She soon becomes odopted as family and is able to communicate with them. Julie (or MIyax) and Amaroq (a wolf) meet up with Silver, who later marries and has babies with Amaroq. There three kids names are Kapugen, Nails, and Jellow. They fight thier way through the chalenging life in the tundra and jurney for food and survival. The kids must also learn how to hunt so they can help catch food for thier family. On thier jurney there are many obstacles they have to face for example; starvation, bears, other wolves and much much more. I recomend this book for anyone who likes anoimals and a fun book
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Summary: Survival on the Tundra
Review: This book Julie of the Wolves is an exciting adventure story of a 13 year-old Eskimo girl named Miyax, also known by the English name Julie. She is running away from an unhappy arranged marriage. She decides to go to San Franscisco to live with her pen pal Amy. She sets out across the tundra and finds a deep connection with nature. She loses her way and has a thrilling struggle for survival. She finds a pack of wolves and tries to learn their language in hopes that they will accept her into their pack and give her food. When she tries to communicate with the leader of the wolves Amaroq, he ignores her. While trying to get Amaroq's attention, she struggles with an inner conflict between her old Eskimo traditions and the new ways of modern living. "She says that she is an Eskimo, an as an Eskimo she must live. She would live with the rhythm of the beasts and the land." The only problem is that "the seals are scarce and the whales are almost gone." As she tries to resolve this conflict, she faces many challenges. Does Miyax starve to death on the tundra? Does she make it to San Franscisco to live with her pen pal Amy or does she return to her husband Daniel? Will she have to choose between the old ways and the new? Read Julie of the Wolves to find the answers. You will be glad that you did!
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Summary: my review for julie of the wolves
Review: First let me say that the book was not that good over all. some parts of the story was very confusing. I didn't like it at all. For examble:when she talked about cliping off part of the birds wing so she could have a friend. I think that was wrong because birds should be free. One part that confused me was when she made a house. She said that she had i refregarater, but how could u get one if you in the middle of no where. i just thought the book was bad . That is my review for the book julie of the wolves.
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Summary: Absolutely loved this book!!!
Review: Engaging, moving story. "Julie of the wolves" is a must read for both children and adults. "Julie", the sequel, is a great read also. This book will help your child gain an appreciation of Native American peoples and the natural world. The writing is excellent. You won't regret picking up a copy.
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Summary: Good survival story
Review: In a recent writing assignment, my son reviewed Julie of the Wolves. Here's what he had to say: When I first started Julie of the Wolves, I had no idea what to expect. I was in for a big surprise. I've read two other books by Jean Craighead George, both quite different than this book in two ways: First, Sam (of My Side of the Mountain and its sequel The Far Side of the Mountain) chooses to leave the modern world and live in the wilderness, whereas Julie is running away from a marriage when she gets lost in the wilderness on the way to Point Hope, where her pen-pal lives. (It was news to me that Eskimos married at thirteen. I doubt anyone would even think of marrying that early these days.) Second, the protagonist of Julie of the Wolves is a girl. (Sam, of course, is a boy, although both characters are roughly the same age.) This book is realistic. Everything Miyax/Julie does to survive seems sensible and what I would do if I got lost in the wilderness. At the bookstore, don't pass by this book. Pick it up and read the back. It should spark your interest. (For more cool reads, check out the other books I've reviewed.)
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