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Summary: Beg, borrow or steal, but read this book.
Review: Chock full of incredibly poignant stories of a young mutt growing up on the Canadian praires, with his human Farley in tow. Read it to yourself, your dogs, your children, your chickens. This is a book not to be missed!
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Summary: the dog who wouldn't be
Review: i am reading this book with my dad and having a fun time.mutt,comes to this family for only a penny but brings a millon laughs.he did not think he was a dog so he did not ACT like a dog.when he didn't want to do something he pretented not to hear it.he would put on an expression that said,''i'm sorry,were you speaking to MOI? my two favorite parts are when the dad turns mutt blue and when the dad shot his gun and fell into the dich.you will have to read the book to find out the rest.
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Summary: one of the best children's books ever written
Review: I cannot recommend this book strongly enough. Funny, moving, nostalgic, it captures the essential magic of having a dog when you're a child while telling the story of a very unusual and interesting childhood. If this were the only book Farley Mowat had ever written--if there had been no Never Cry Wolf or A Whale for the Dying--this one book for kids would mark him as an important writer who will endure.
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Summary: Wondrous story writing for child and ault
Review: I first read this book when I was seven or eight and was on vacation at my grandmother's farm. I read a lot as a child, this book stands out so clearly from so many others. A wonderful, warm and funny book that I am going to enjoy reading to (and with) my boys this holiday season.
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Summary: One of the great books of our time.
Review: I first read this book when I was twelve, on a lazy day, at my grandparents house. I have never enjoyed a book as much before or since! It has to be one of the funniest books ever written while at the same time incredibly heartwarming. I've been looking for a copy for years and am going to buy several more as gifts. If you want to lure your kids away from the tube for a few hours get them to try this book. You won't be sorry!
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Summary: the dog who wouldn't be
Review: I must speak a dissenting voice to all the glowing reviews of this book. Mowat is, no doubt, an excellent naturalist, and many of the adventures described in the book are very entertaining. However, I am very disturbed that, although the author is ready to defend HIS pets with his shotgun against other animals, he pretty much gave his own animals not just free rein but also encouragement to kill the pets of others. Mutt the dog is deliberately set on a woman's cats, and the "secret cemetery" of neighborhood cats filled by his pet owl is described with almost pride.Also disturbing to me is the author's attitude toward women. Any complaining woman is described as "spinsterish." The "Cat Lady" whose cats the author set his dog on to attack and kill was described as harboring "yearning hope" for a male intruder to come and presumably do things to her that I don't want to refer to in a review that children may read -- the implication is pretty strong, with a reference also to the Sabine women. I may get flamed for this review, but I feel that these are very poor attitudes to be subtly or unsubtly conveying to children. I find it very unfortunate because I endorse the author's work as a naturalist.
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Summary: Good, but with serious reservations
Review: I must speak a dissenting voice to all the glowing reviews of this book. Mowat is, no doubt, an excellent naturalist, and many of the adventures described in the book are very entertaining. However, I am very disturbed that, although the author is ready to defend HIS pets with his shotgun against other animals, he pretty much gave his own animals not just free rein but also encouragement to kill the pets of others. Mutt the dog is deliberately set on a woman's cats, and the "secret cemetery" of neighborhood cats filled by his pet owl is described with almost pride. Also disturbing to me is the author's attitude toward women. Any complaining woman is described as "spinsterish." The "Cat Lady" whose cats the author set his dog on to attack and kill was described as harboring "yearning hope" for a male intruder to come and presumably do things to her that I don't want to refer to in a review that children may read -- the implication is pretty strong, with a reference also to the Sabine women. I may get flamed for this review, but I feel that these are very poor attitudes to be subtly or unsubtly conveying to children. I find it very unfortunate because I endorse the author's work as a naturalist.
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Summary: Wonderful Children's Book
Review: I read this book in 4th grade as a follow-up to Owls in the Family - even if you read it just to find out what happens, it's worth it. But the tales of Mowat and his companion are hilarious and even inspire some thought provoking discussions in a classroom setting. A good read for the 10-and-under crowd.
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Summary: An all-time favorite
Review: I read this for the first time when I was in about 6th or 7th grade and loved it. It was my introduction to Farley Mowat and since then I have read many of his other works. This book is one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. I loved it 30 years ago when I was a kid (maybe 11 or 12) and I enjoyed it again last year. The story is about the life and times of Mutt, the dog that entered the Mowat family and grew up with Farley. Mutt is all dog and a little more. Frustrated with the local cat population and their dominance of the fencetop and rooftop world, he learns to walk fence tops. He develops hunting and retrieving techniques that are the talk of the country -- literally! Each chapter is a new story, a new adveneture into the life of Mutt.
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Summary: This is a dog story with great heart
Review: I remember first reading this book when I was about ten and have never forgotten the story even though I am now fifty. Amazon may say the book is for children but in reality this book is for all people all ages who know the true magic of devotion from an animal-be it dog, horse, cat, etc. This book is going to lift your spirits.
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