Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
by Farley Mowat
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Author: Farley MowatEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09-13
ISBN: 0316881791
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Book Review: "Amazing not-quite-true" book but a great read
Summary: 5 Stars
This is very much a period piece as Mowat was trying to dispell fifty-year-old myths about wolves. The Canadian government sent him into the Arctic to study the wolf's role in killing caribous that human hunters wanted to kill instead.
What makes this a great book is Mowat's understated humor in many places, his humorous sarcasm of bureaucracy, and a handful of funny set-piece situations -- such as how he ended up chasing wolves naked for several miles, inadvertently shocking Inuit women and children.
Also, Mowat really did study wolves in the Arctic, but not in the way that he describes here. There's a fair amount of fiction in the book, though broadly inspired and shaped by his experiences. Don't take it all as literally true. Maybe these funny stories really happened but I wouldn't bet the farm. They are still fully, though.
Mowat writes very well, though the vocabulary will be a bit advanced for some teens (and for anyone younger).
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