Chakka
Bevie J. Gravlin. Stackpole Books, $14.95 (274pp) ISBN 978-0-8117-2429-6
Gravlin tells of adding four-week-old tundra wolf Chakka to her home, detailing how he groomed his human family. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/04/1993
Genre: Nonfiction
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