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| View Larger Image | The Dog Who Wouldn't Be | Mass Market Paperbackby Farley Mowat (Author)
| List Price: | $6.50 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Publisher: | Bantam Books | | Page Count: | 211 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 01, 1984 | | Sales Rank: | 8,984th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780553279283
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Farely 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 up a raw, untamed wilderness. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 31 reviews)
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Excellent !! by James D. Rodney  5 Stars
October 12, 2009
Very prompt with good communication. Excellent to do
business with !!
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Dog who wouldn't by Thomas Mowatt (Evansville,IN) 5 Stars
May 16, 2009
Great little book ... straight from the heart. Great book for Farley Mowat fans ... and dog lovers.
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A marvelous book of a boy and his dog by C. Conant (New England) 5 Stars
November 17, 2007
When my sibling and I were children more than once our mother read this book aloud to us. Chapters were doled out carefully and we each had our favorite. Mutt's determination to level the playing field by fence walking like the neighborhood cats, was my favorite.
Yes, you could call this book dated. It was written about a time in the past (1930's in Saskatoon, Canada) but it has the universal themes of relationships, discovery and the sadness of parting. That is what makes it relevant to young readers today. Set aside your 21st century 'tsk, tsk' about things like hunting, leash laws and the role of women. It brings readers to a time when life was not measured by potential limitations and dangers, but by anticipation of adventure and unregulated childhood. It is a simple story about a real boy and a real dog in a long ago time. They loved each other and that's what mattered.
The good news is my sister has purchased this book for her grandsons, who love it. It has sparked conversations about the ways in which life is different now, but the bottom line is the boys love the book and their dog and that's all what matters to them.
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What a fun read. by Pat C. Fondren (Denver, CO) 5 Stars
February 11, 2007
This was a fun and entertaining read plus it gave a nice glimpse into an era and a part of the country that many of us are not familiar with. Obviously society's ideas about the norms for dogs have changed since then (dogs no longer roam at will in most areas) but that did not detract from the story at all. As a person who has read many a dog memory book I have to rate this one up there as one I will remember in detail for a very long time. If you want to laugh, cry, and have a few adventures join Farley and Mutt.
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Don't let me give it away, You must read it for yourself by Kenneth G. Nielsen (Portland OR USA) 5 Stars
August 19, 2006
This is one of my favorite dog books of all time, right up there with White Fang by Jack London. Get ready for a fun ride as you follow the author through the actual experience of a dog that is 'one of a kind' but that we all know in the many ways that dogs reach out and touch our lives by just being themselves. An astonishing, tender, revealing and sensitive book that will have you involved, right there with the owner and his family as each day leads to another amazing event.
An Unforgettable book.
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