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Never Cry Wolf
Author: Farley Mowat

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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780553273960 - ISBN-10: 0553273965
Publication Date: 11/1/1983
Pages: 176


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio Cassette

Book Description:
Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farely Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra, where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their waves. Contact with his quarry comes quickly, and Mowat discovers not a den of marauding killers but a courageous family of skillful providers and devoted protectors of their young. As Mowat comes closer to the wolf world, he comes to fear with them on onslaught of bounty hunters and government exterminators out to erase the noble wolf community from the Arctic. Never Cry Wolf is one of the brilliant narratives on the myth and magical world of wild wolves and man's true place among the creatures of nature. "We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be -- the mythological epitome of a savage, ruthless killer -- which is, in reality, no more than the reflected image of ourself." -- from the new preface to Never Cry Wolf.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Lynn J. (FElynn) wrote on 8/12/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A Great Read. I read it first more than 25 years ago and still remember vividly how it touched me.
I noted that this book is listed in the genre of "CHILDRENS BOOKS" This is NOT a story for a child. It is a true story for a mature mind and I really wouldn't recoommend it for anyone younger than 11 or 12.

Jim L. wrote on 3/25/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a funny account of a man trying to get acquainted with wolves by acting like one. You will love this book.

Jessica O. (thatbiologygeek) wrote on 12/29/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is soooo good and sooo very sad

Lee S. (avocado077) wrote on 12/2/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I loved this book! It is a true story about a biologist who is sent into the wilderness to study wolves. It is very interesting. I also recommend watching the movie.


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