Owls in the Family
by Farley Mowat
Owls in the Family is a children's book by Farley Mowat, first published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1961. Drawn from Mowat's own boyhood and set in Saskatoon, it tells of a boy who keeps great horned owls as pets, and it won the Boys' Clubs of America Junior Book Award in 1962.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Little, Brown, 1961
- First published
- Little, Brown, Boston, 1961
The first edition of Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1961. We track 2 editions.
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- 23 on Open Library, 14 in English
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- Articles in 1 language
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Who published the first edition of Owls in the Family?
The first edition of Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1961.
How many editions of Owls in the Family are there?
We track 2 editions of Owls in the Family, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Owls in the Family, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Farley Mowat, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Owls in the Family editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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