Mowat's oeuvre includes People of the Deer Lost in the Barrens, a recipient of Canada's Governor General's Award The Boat Who Wouldn't Float A Whale for the Killing The Snow Walker and Virguga: The Passion of Dian Fossy.

The author of more than forty books, he was a popular and distinguished naturalist and conservationist whose internationally acclaimed novels, books for young readers, and memoirs have been translated into fifty-two languages and have sold more than seventeen million copies. For the wolves this myth has a terrible price (spoiler alert) as governments start baiting and killing wolves with arsenic and strichnine, including, and very sadly, the family we have just gotten to know.Farley McGill Mowat (1921-2014) was born in Belleville, Ontario. the 20th Century 'Jihadi Johns', with heads displayed as trophies.

Of course it is the aftermath of (licenced) hunter kills. Throughout there is an undercurrent of (fanciful) demonisation of the wolves, which are even being blamed for the recent deaths of dozens of caribou lying in a lake of blood, some with their heads missing. The mother, who he calls Angeline, is aptly named for our modern-day associations. We learn about the dynamics of that family the author describing the father (wolf) as that archetypal, all- (good) American dad that every kid wanted. Soon we are introduced to wolves, and their personalities come shining through. The author paints the scene well, and it's not a stretch to be there at his camp. This is a really informative book and very funny in parts, despite its language being noticeably old. What did you like most about Mowat: Never Cry Wolf? I recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good story and a good laugh and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a challenge to their thinking, a change in perspective and an appreciation of the fact that often the most 'human' behaviour in nature doesn't come from humans at all. Ultimately, that is one of the most difficult (and rewarding) things for humans to do reject what is 'known' for what can be discovered The moment in which Mowat decides to reject all his previous knowledge of wolves (which had at that point been proven wrong to him anyway) and view them with a clean slate was particularly touching. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? The story itself is beautiful, exciting and heart-touching, a tale that is far away and yet somehow still very close indeed. Mowat's dry wit lends itself wonderfully to the uncomfortable realization that we believe things simply because we were told to, not necessarily because they are true. And while you're doing so, you're laughing your head off. It challenges you to examine your beliefs and why you believe them. What did you love best about Mowat: Never Cry Wolf? A hilarious challenge to accepted ways of thinking

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