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(0)Farley Mowat
Author
Language
English
Description
When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a lagoon near his Newfoundland home, Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was a unique chance to observe one of the world's most magnificent creatures up close. But some of his neighbours saw a different opportunity altogether: in a prolonged fit of violence, they blasted the whale with rifle fire, and scarred its back with motorboat propellers. Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
1280L
Language
English
Description
The humorous story of Mutt, a dog of character and personality, and his boy. Farley Mowat's best loved book tells the splendidly entertaining story of his boyhood on the Canadian prairies. Mutt's pedigree was uncertain, but his madness was indisputable. He climbed tress and ladders, rode passenger in an open car wearing goggles and displaying hunting skills that bordered on sheer genius. He was a marvelous dog, worthy of an unusual boy growing...
10) Born naked
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Canadian author Farley Mowat chronicles his youth from 1933-1937 when he discovered the Canadian wilderness and started to take an interest in writing.
Author
Series
Top of the world trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Peregrine Smith Books
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1982.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
When Jamie Macnair, a city boy, comes to live with his uncle in the northland, an Indian boy adopts him as his brother and teaches him the ways of the wilderness.
15) The snow walker
Author
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Description
In these extraordinary stories of survival in a stark and savage land, Mowat writes passionately of the bonds between the aboriginal peoples of the far north and their harsh arctic environment. One of the most beloved storytellers of our time, he captures the courage and wisdom of the arctic people in this bestselling collection. Above all, The Snow Walker expresses his optimism, a belief that for all of us, there is only one hope - to live in harmony...
