Farley Mowat was a Canadian writer, environmentalist, and activist. After serving in the military and exploring as a field technician in remote areas of Canada, Mowat published his first book, People of the Deer, in 1952. Over the next half-century he published dozens of titles and is best known for Never Cry Wolf, an account of his adventures with Arctic wolves in northern Manitoba, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, a book for young adults, The Boat Who Wouldn't Float about his adventures sailing along the Newfoundland coast.
