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ⓘ About Farley Mowat
During the thirties, the Mowat family moved out to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where as a teen he wrote about birds in a column for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. It was at this same time he wrote Nature Lore, his own nature newsletter. He also studied zoology at the University of Toronto but he never finished a degree. In the summer of 1939 he took his first collection expedition to Saskatoon with Frank Banfield, a fellow zoology student where they collected data regarding the mammals and Mowat focusing more on birds. He joined with the Canadian Army from July of 1940, originally commissioned as a lieutenant. He served until his discharge in 1945, at the end of the Second World War.
All Book Series by Farley Mowat
Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1960
Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1973
Owls in the Family
Book 4 of 5 · published 1961 Co-authored · Robert Frankenberg
The Curse of the Viking Grave
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1966
The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug
Book 2 of 30 · published 1958
Coppermine Journey: An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne
Book 3 of 30 · published 1958
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
Book 5 of 30 · published 1963
Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey / Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa
Book 18 of 30 · published 1987
Rescue the Earth: Conversations with the Green Crusaders
Book 20 of 30 · published 1990
Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf
Book 21 of 30 · published 1992
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Farley Mowat?
During the thirties, the Mowat family moved out to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where as a teen he wrote about birds in a column for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. It was at this same time he wrote Nature Lore, his own nature newsletter. He also studied zoology at the University of Toronto but he never finished a degree.
Which Farley Mowat series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Top of the World series, the earliest of Farley Mowat's multi-book series: it opens with Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage (1960) and runs to 3 books across 1960–1973, ending with Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages (1973).
How many books has Farley Mowat written?
Farley Mowat has 40 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1950 and 2010. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Top of the World series with 3 books — and 37 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Farley Mowat's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Farley Mowat's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Top of the World (1960–1973, 3 books).
How are Farley Mowat's books organised into series?
This guide splits Farley Mowat's 40 books into 1 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Top of the World (3 books, 1960–1973).