The Secret Life of Animals (Vol. 1, Forest)
The White She-Wolf

„THE SECRET LIFE OF ANIMALS” is the new realistic children's book series for readers aged 8 and up, divided into several subseries sorted by the Earth's habitats. Each series features exciting fiction about animals and their environment, with each of the four volumes in each sub-series focusing on a different animal in a certain environment (Ocean, Forest, Savannah). Each book can be read independently.

What happens in FOREST, Vol. 1:
A mighty thunderclap echoes through the forest when a small wolf cub sees the light of day. The wolf mother Fullgrit gives this wolf cub the name "Five" and swears to protect her - today and forever. Five grows up and dreams of becoming the best huntress of the pack - no, the best huntress of all packs! With her strength of will, she wants to be the leader of the wolves and lead her own pack - one day, when she has grown up and found her place.
But when a fire breaks out in the forest, the river valley is completely destroyed. Five's parents do not return, so it's just Five and her friend, the raven Raak. Two friends and the strong will to seek and find their new place. One thing is for sure: even the biggest and smartest wolf is lost, because a wolf is only strong in a pack. Raak and Five fight their way through the hard winter, and after some time Five's pack grows and becomes the largest pack far and wide. The wolves return to the river valley, where everything is greener than ever. Their old home is now their new home! Five feels that she is expecting wolf cubs again - life starts all over again, the circle closes. The cubs grow into strong animals and Five becomes an old leader wolf. One deep winter, Five walks quite a distance beyond the boundaries of her territory and catches sight of a hunter. His shot in the form of a thunderclap is the last thing the old leader hears in her life.

• Fictionalized adventure stories from animals' point of view
• ‘Popular Entertaining Storytelling’ meets Animal Documentaries, the successful non-fiction trend translated into narrative – for the first time!
• Semi-annual publication sequence of sub-series in different habitats: Forest, Ocean, Savannah
• Each habitat is realized by a renowned duo of author and illustrator: wonderfully beautiful narrative voices meet touching black-and-white illustrations