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| Lost in the Barrens | 
| Author: Farley Mowat
Publisher: Starfire
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 112019
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0553275259
EAN: 9780553275254
ASIN: 0553275259
Publication Date: March 1, 1985
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 Excellent! September 19, 2008
Wonderful tale, told with dexterity! Very vivid images of nature, weather, and survival. Definately worth reading!
farley mowat lost in the barrens September 14, 2008
I found this book one I could not put down, read it in 2 days. I brings the reader to feel your right beside these two young explorers, and you can actual feel their experiences surviving the barrens. A great read for a young person. It will get you in to this author who has a great deal more stories to read "The Black Joke" is another I would recommend to a young reader.
A Classic of It's Kind, Essential Reading July 29, 2007
Orphan Jamie, lives in a remote trappers cabin in the Canadian north with his uncle Angus Macnair. When Jamie and his Cree Indian friend Awasin tag along on a deer hunt with a band of Chipeweyan hunters, they wander from base camp and have their canoe and most of their supplies destroyed in a rapid many miles away. They must learn to fend for themselves in the harsh Barren Lands of the Arctic, and stay the winter planning to make an escape in the Spring.
Mowat first entered the Barren Lands after serving in WWII. He was forever attached to the lands harsh but beautiful landscape. He spent much of his time in the Barren arctic learning skills from the natives, who were still living apart from civilization. He wrote many other books on the Barrens and it's inhabitants, and conveys the spirit of the land in a magical and alluring manner.
This book is a MUST READ for anybody interested in the outdoors, and was this that sparked much of my own interest in the natural world. It's a classic of it's kind and deserves more recognition. The adventures in this book leave you with excitement and envy.
Lost in the Barrens is a winner! June 27, 2007
"Lost in the Barrens," originally published as "Two Against The North," has been a favorite of mine since I was about [....]. I bought it from Scholastic Books when I was in grade school. Recently I bought a new copy so I could read it to my son's second grade class. That was a treasure.
Not only does Farley Mowat pull the reader in with the excitement of the hunt and the drama of the fight for survival on the lakes, rivers and mountains of the far north, he teaches his readers about the wilds and the peoples who inhabit them. I learned a ton about the barrenlands of the far north of Canada and about the Innuit, the Crees and the Chippewas who inhabit that world, as well as their historic conflicts. Mr. Mowat builds lessons about self reliance and respect for the elements into a drama about two boys surviving in one of the harshest environmnets on earth. This book is great fun and a real treasure!!!
Isaiah Cooper
A wonderful, inspiring read! February 3, 2007
I first read this book when I was 14, and was facinated at the detail and survival methods demonstrated. As a suburban, yuppie kid, I was absolutely enthralled with the imagery of the Great White North dipicted in this tale. Heading into my 30's with family ahead and many wilderness adventures behind, I find myself wanting to re-read this wonderful tale. This story, like many of Mowat's, I want to share with my wife, my future children, and with luck, actually visit the landscape portrayed in the book. For anyone who is interested in wilderness survival, the Canadian North, or who "wows" to Survivor Man, this is the book for you!
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