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Never Cry Wolf
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
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Never Cry Wolf
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Publisher's Summary
More than half a century ago, the naturalist Farley Mowat accepted an assignment to investigate why wolves were killing Arctic caribou. Mowat’s account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone – studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for these wild creatures (who were no threat to caribou or man) – is today celebrated as a classic of nature writing, at once a tale of remarkable adventure and an indelible record of the myths and magic of wolves. Never Cry Wolf was made into a major motion picture by Walt Disney Productions.
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- Cbelle
- 19-10-2015
Breaking the myths
What did you like most about Mowat: Never Cry Wolf?
This is a really informative book and very funny in parts, despite its language being noticeably old.
The author paints the scene well, and it's not a stretch to be there at his camp. Soon we are introduced to wolves, and their personalities come shining through.
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. The mother, who he calls Angeline, is aptly named for our modern-day associations.
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. Of course it is the aftermath of (licenced) hunter kills ...the 20th Century "Jihadi Johns", with heads displayed as trophies.
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.
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- alan riles
- 25-06-2022
Barry Lopez meets Larry Mcmurtry!
And Franz Kafka! To quote Mowat (and Mark Twain): I never let the facts get in the way of a good story'! Absolutely mythic and absurd, loved it!
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-2021
Essential reading
An enjoyable read which should be essential for all children and adults. Perhaps we are the savages...
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