Las Animas - Bent County Library District

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...

An unforgettable odyssey of self-discovery and startling adventure begins as a young, inexperienced biologist is deposited alone onto the frozen Arctic tundra. Once settled, he struggles not only to endure the forces of nature, but also to learn as much as he can about the mysterious and misconstrued habits of the wolves he has been sent to study.

Selections are from Aftermath, The boat who wouldn't float, Born naked, The dog who wouldn't be, My father's son, Never cry wolf, Owls in the family, and A whale for the killing.

When an orphaned teenager is encouraged by his uncle to join a Canadian tribal hunt, he becomes lost in the wilderness with a teen from the tribe and they must set aside their differences and work together to survive.