Farley Mowat
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
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The uproarious true adventures of a dog who doesn't understand that he's a dog - and the boy who loved him. Funny, heartwarming, and true, this is a classic story of a very imaginative kid and one very unusual dog.Funny and poignant, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him Mutt.Mutt displayed skills at hunting and retrieving that were either pure genius or just plain crazy - once going s…
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The uproarious true adventures of a dog who doesn't understand that he's a dog - and the boy who loved him. Funny, heartwarming, and true, this is a classic story of a very imaginative kid and one very unusual dog.Funny and poignant, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him Mutt.Mutt displayed skills at hunting and retrieving that were either pure genius or just plain crazy - once going so far as to retrieve a plucked and trussed ruffed grouse from the grocer. Mutt also loved riding passenger in an open car wearing goggles and climbing both trees and ladders - the perfect companion for a child with a love for animals and misadventures.Originally published for young people, this is a memoir by the author Never Cry Wolf that will delight dog lovers of all ages.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-56792-612-5
- EAN: 9781567926125
- Produktnummer: 30093724
- Verlag: David R Godine Publ
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.1 cm x D2.2 cm 311 g
- Gewicht: 311
- Sonstiges: Ab 9 - 14 J.
Über den Autor
Farley Mowat was a Canadian writer, environmentalist, and activist. After serving in the military and exploring as a field technician in remote areas of Canada, Mowat published his first book, People of the Deer, in 1952. Over the next half-century he published dozens of titles and is best known for Never Cry Wolf, an account of his adventures with Arctic wolves in northern Manitoba, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, a book for young adults, The Boat Who Wouldn't Float about his adventures sailing along the Newfoundland coast.
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