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Loading... Owls in the Family (1961)by Farley Mowat
![]() Books Set in Canada (32) » 8 more No current Talk conversations about this book. The first thing that comes to mind when describing this children's book is "old fashioned" - not necessarily in a bad way. The main character's childhood roamings through the prairie of Saskatoon chasing birds, catching gophers, and stealing eggs from nests seems so implausible and environmentally unsound now. Having said that, the story is sweet and funny and engaging. I'll be encouraging my third grader to read this one! My boys and I loved this book! Read this several years ago, and I remember liking it. I read it with a group of kids when I was working as a paraeducator. I first read this as a teen, it resonated with me as my friend Dennis and I had 'adopted' two owlets a few years previously. Like the two in the book wildly different personalities. No one gives a 12-year-old walking down the street with a Great Horned Owl on their shoulder a hard time! So much work to feed them, then teaching them to hunt before releasing them. no reviews | add a review
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Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that. But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood? In Farley Mowat's exciting children's story, a young boy's pet menagerie--which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog--grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense. No library descriptions found. |
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It's meant for early readers. So, there's nothing complex here. As such, it's not fleshed out much. (