Farley Mowat

Jamie, an orphan who must leave his upper-class boarding school to live with an uncle in the wilderness of Manitoba, Canada, has no idea of the incredible adventure that awaits him. During a hunting trip, he and Awasis, a Native American Indian boy, become separated from the group. Finding themselves lost and alone in the icy and dreaded wilderness called The Barrens, their struggle to survive against impending doom strips away their prejudice toward...

The story of Wol and Weeps, two great horned owls, who turn a household upside down, outwit the wittiest of dogs and terrorize an entire neighborhood.

Farley Mowat spins fascinating tales from the heritage of the Arctic North. The Snow Walker revives a haunting portrait of a land and its people--where the merciless power of the elements creates unique bonds between men and between men and their world--capturing the essential mystery of the Arctic and of Eskimo lore. All of these stories deal with survival, whether they are fact or fiction, whether they speak of the earliest life in the Arctic or...

When a plane carrying Charlie Halliday and a sick, Inuit woman, Kanaalay, crashes hundreds of miles from civilization, they are at the mercy of nature's worst. While serarch parties try to locate the plance, Charlie decides to trek overland promising the woman he will return with help. Despite her sickness, she follows Charlie. Kanaalay teaches him the skills he will need in order to survive and he comes to respect her wisdom and her spirit.