Owls In The Family
By Farley Mowat

A dog, a cat and 1,2,3. . . 32 ghophers! How many pets does this kid need? Obviously not enough because
this kid (they never really mention his name) inherits two owls. One was named Wol, after the owl from winnie the pooh.The other was named Weeps, after the weeping sound he always made.Wol was found before Weeps in a soggy bluff in Saskachewan where the kid lived. One day the kid was looking for sticks for the grave they where making for two dead owls when the kid heared SNAP!SNAP!SNAP!
The boy reached into a bush and pulled out a big miserable looking owl,and it eventually became his pet. Let's stop and now just call the kid,,,Farley Mowat, after the author of this book. Anyway back to the story. Weeps was found shortly after,when Farley was walking down the sidewalk and heard weeping and saw
a bunch of kids gathered around an oil canister with an owl inside. They were throwing rocks at the poor little owl. Farley stopped this by trading his scout knife for the owl and this little owl became Weeps.

These two owls sound fun, right? Well maybe if you were Farley, but not if you were a dog with two claws in your back while being riden by the creature. or if you were talking about ghosts and you saw a frightening figure and heard oo-oooo! How about if your owl brought home a dead skunk that had already sprayed him?

So if you want to hear the story of two owls in Saskachewan being raised by young Farley Mowat I suggest
that you read this book. I would recomend this book for ages 8-11 because of the vocabulary and anyone
else who likes nature.
S.B.