Candlewick, Cambridge, Mass., 2003, 1^st US ed/pr.  ISBN 0-7636-1896-9.  Hard cover, 111 pages.  Unread remaindered copy, edge wear on jacket, scar on front panel from sticker removal.  Translated by Sarah Adams and illustrated by Max Grafe.  ‘Born worlds apart:  a wolf from Alaska and a boy from Africa … The wolf has lost nearly everything on his journey to the zoo, including an eye and his beloved pack, but when he consents at last to trust the still, strange little boy outside his enclosure – to meet his eye – their lives intersect with unforgettable results.’ (from front flap)