Michael Morpurgo has created a sweeping and dramatic story of travels in the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie. This spellbinding tale is complemented perfectly by Michael Foreman"s illustrations. Robbie McLeod and a wolf cub, both orphaned, venture far from their birthplace, a land of rebellious fighters and vicious redcoats. There is little constancy in Robbie"s adventurous life, save for the companionship of his wolf. But when at last Robbie finds a place where he can peacefully make his home, he knows in his heart that the wolf must find his own natural home too-