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Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
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Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

by Farley Mowat

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Back Bay Books (2001), Paperback, 256 pages

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Tags:wolves, wilderness, ecology, conservation, canada, non-fiction
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Mowat lived among the wolves. He slept and ate as they did (waking every few hours to walk in a circle, and settle down again; yummy mice). ( )
stunik | Apr 4, 2009 |  
self-deprecating author writes of his observations of the wolf. Humerous, ( )
jeanie1 | Dec 14, 2008 |  
Enormously entertaining, but there are solid reasons to believe Never Cry Wolf is at least partly fiction and perhaps plagiarized. See Wikipedia for more info. ( )
IreneF | Nov 18, 2008 | 1 vote
2029 Never Cry Wolf, by Farley Mowat (read 9 Nov 1986) This tells of a biologist who is sent to Northwest Territories, Canada, to study wolves. He spends a season watching a wolf family: George, Angeline, Uncle Albert, and the cubs. He is pro-wolf, and he makes out a convincing case. I'll never go wolf-hunting. The blurb for this excellent book says it is "destined to take its place on the shelf of animal classics near Born Free, A Ring of Bright Water, the Incredible Journey, and alongside an earlier Mowat book, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be." [I've read The Incredible Journey, and after reading this book read all the other books mentioned.] ( )
Schmerguls | Aug 5, 2008 |  
Never Cry Wolf is a humourous and informative account of Farley Mowat's experience in the Canadian arctic as a scientist recruited by the Canadian government. He is charged with the task of discovering a way to stop the Arctic Wolves from killing all the caribou upon which the trappers, hunters, and fur traders rely.

The image of these "murderous" and "blood-lusting" wolves that Mowat comes to know, however, is far different from the image projected by the government and modern society.

While this tale is not one of fiction, it is far from dull and dreary. Mowat keeps the scientific jargon to a minimum without leaving any detail untold. A fascinating read for adolescents and adults alike, Never Cry Wolf endears the Arctic Wolf to the reader and dispels any negative feelings for this playful and powerful creature. ( )
javsthemute | Oct 4, 2007 |  
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It is a long way in time and space from the bathroom of my Grandmother Mowat's house in Oakville, Ontario, to the bottom of a wolf den in the Barren Lands of central Keewatin, and I have no intention of retracing the entire road which lies between.
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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0316881791, Paperback)

More than a half-century ago the Canadian Wildlife Service assigned the naturalist Farley Mowat to investigate why wolves were killing arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone-studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for the wolves (who were of no threat to caribou or man) and for a friendly Inuit tribe known as the Ihalmiut ("People of the Deer")-is a work that has become cherished by generations of readers, an indelible record of the myths and magic of wild wolves.

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