Born Naked

Gosh he writes beautifully. I think the era of writing (and speaking) so eloquently is soon past. This is a lovely little story. I need to go back to Saskatchewan.......more

This past week saw the death of one of my favorite authors, beloved Canadian writer Farley Mowat, at age 92. I haven't read all of his many works by any means, but the ones I enjoyed most were those books that told of his childhood, first in Ontario, and later (with "The Dog Who Wouldn't Be") in Sas......more

Many years ago I read several Farley Mowat books. Some were the true stories of his adventures raising unique pets as a boy (The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Owls in the Family.) Others were true tales of the beauty of nature and man's ravaging of it (A Whale For the Killing, Sea of Slaughter, Never Cry Wol......more

This was my second Farley Mowat book and now I'm completely hooked. I started off with "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float", in which Mowat describes his misadventures while trying to sail an old wooden boat. In "Born Naked", he tells the story of his childhood, growing up in Saskatchewan. Farley became ab......more

A prairie childhood turned this boy into a Naturalist, a Writer and a Canadian icon. Little boys with no worries, ultimate freedom and full on natural wonders to enjoy unsupervised, unplugged, unafraid. Kids today have no idea. Read it to your boys if they'll listen.......more