What does Dink think is like a connect-the-dots?
They have many small clues which all connect to build a big picture of who took the pups.
List all the evidence the kids have found.
Abbi saw two people stealing them, found footprints, a trail to the beach, blueberry stains on the dock, wolf pup sounds on tape, dead mouse in boat.
What two cassettes did they compare? Why?
They compared Ruth Roses’ cassette with Abbi’s birds cassette to see if the sounds were really seagulls.
What happened to the Dacks in the end?
They were fired by their boss, and then arrested.
What was outside the tent when Dink and Josh went to sleep?
Maybe Ruth Rose and Abbi, maybe a bear.
What did Josh find on the boat in chapter 9? Why does Abbi think it was there?
Josh found a dead, slimy mouse. Abbi thinks one of the pups must have been eating it when they were caught.
What did they hear on the tape?
wolf pups
How did the mother wolf respond to the recording?
She hurled herself at the tape recorder, then lay down, whimpered and tried to smell her babies.
What did the game wardens do after the kids presented them with the new evidence?
They borrowed Walker’s camera and motored toward the island with the blue awning.
Why did the Dacks capture the wolf pups?
They were going to sell them to a man who wanted to buy wolves to use as watchdogs.
Who are the man and woman who are looking after the island?
Greg Dack and his sister, Lynda. They take care of the estate.
What is Josh’s idea after they listen to the cassette?
To play the tape recording to the wolf mother and see how she reacts.
Why was Josh sick?
He ate too much pie.
What were the pups like when they found them?
They were scared and thirsty.
Why doesn’t Walker want the kids to go to the police with the evidence?
They don’t have enough proof.
What happened to the wolf pups in the end?
The game wardens took the cage to the lair and unlatched the door. The mother appeared and they were reunited.
What did Wallis think about the blueberry smudge clue?
She thinks that lots of people are picking blueberries at the moment, so it doesn’t prove anything.
What do wolves eat?
Small animals like rodents.