His books range from whimsical tales about animals for children to hard-hitting exposes of the treatment of Native Peoples in the Arctic. In all, he wrote 45 books that have been translated into 52 languages and sold 17 million copies. He fought in World War 2, including serving behind enemy lines in the Netherlands to coordinate a food drop that saved thousands of lives.Īfter the war, Mowat’s career as a storytelling author began. He visited the Arctic with an uncle when he was 15, fueling a lifelong interest in Arctic environments and peoples. Mowat became a lover of wild nature, even keeping a rattlesnake as a pet. They settled in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, during the Depression. Their mode of transport was as unique as their son would become: they traveled in a ship’s cabin attached to a Model T truck frame that they called Rolling Home. The family moved often, as his librarian father sought work farther and farther west.
Mowat was born in Ontario on (died 2014). Among the events that changed our thinking was the 1963 book, Never Cry Wolf, written by Farley Mowat.
Wolves were thought to be ferocious predators that killed for fun as well as food. We all love wolves today, but that was not the case 50 years ago.
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