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I enjoy reading Farley Mowat, and I enjoyed this volume of memoir describing his early years in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Much of the book focuses on Mowat from the ages of about nine through his mid-teens, and describes his growing interest in nature and in writing. ( )

Boyhood in Woods of Ontario - good - the Other Loves — animals, birds, etc
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Farley Mowat's youth was charmed and hilarious, and unbelievably free in its access to unspoiled nature through bird-banding expeditions and overnight outings in the dead of winter. The author writes of sleeping in haystacks for survival, and other adventures, with equal shares of Booth Tarkington and Jack London.

We hear much of Barry Lopez and, in Canada, read a multitude of books by the hyper-productive Pierre Berton. But Farley Mowat was the better writer and also spoke up nobly and proudly for nature and against hypocrisy. A beautiful memoir of a great naturalist's early years, followed later by his second memoir, Otherwise, this volume ( )

An entertaining account by Farley Mowat of his first 12 years growing up free and wild in cities in Ontario and in the wilds of Saskatchewan. His was an unusual, colorful and adventurous family (and his father was a librarian!) that allowed him the freedom to discover nature that would be his life-long passion. ( )