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The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
Contributor(s): Mowat, Farley (Author)
ISBN: 1567926126     ISBN-13: 9781567926125
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
OUR PRICE:   $16.16  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Pets | Dogs - General
- Pets | Essays & Narratives
Dewey: 636.7
LCCN: 2017035911
Lexile Measure: 1190
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages
 
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The uproarious true adventures of a dog who doesn't understand that he's a dog -- and the boy who loved him. Funny, heartwarming, and true, this is a classic story of a very imaginative kid and one very unusual dog.

Funny and poignant, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him "Mutt."

Mutt displayed skills at hunting and retrieving that were either pure genius or just plain crazy -- once going so far as to retrieve a plucked and trussed ruffed grouse from the grocer. Mutt also loved riding passenger in an open car wearing goggles and climbing both trees and ladders -- the perfect companion for a child with a love for animals and misadventures.

Originally published for young people, this is a memoir by the author Never Cry Wolf that will delight dog lovers of all ages.