Farley Mowat's funniest book tells the adventures of Wol and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who shake up a whole neighborhood, turn a house upside down, and outsmart Mutt, the dog hero of The Dog Who Wouldn't Be. Wol brings dead skunks to the family dinner table and terrorizes the minister, the postman, and the French teacher. Weeps is a comical bird, afraid of everything except Mutt, and he never does learn how to fly. Here is the heartwarming story of how a boy named Billy finds Wol and Weeps and unwittingly adds two new members to his family.
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
SKU
005081
ISBN
9780440413615
Grade 4-6
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Publisher's Description of Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that.
But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood?
In Farley Mowat’s exciting children’s story, a young boy’s pet menagerie—which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog—grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense.
But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood?
In Farley Mowat’s exciting children’s story, a young boy’s pet menagerie—which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog—grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense.
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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 4-6 |
| Brand: | Bantam, Doubleday and Dell |
| Author: | Farley Mowat |
| ISBN: | 9780440413615 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.5 |
| Width in Inches: | 5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.1625 |
| Ages: | 10 - 14 |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Pages: | 96 |
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