re: What book really sparked your love of reading.

I read a lot of comic books as a kid and the Bookmobile would come every two weeks in the summer, but the one book that changed everything was "Two Little Savages" by Ernest Seton-Thompson.



"The story concerns two farm boys who build a teepee in the woods and persuade the grownups to let them live in it for a month. During that time they learn to prepare their own food, build a fire without matches, use an axe expertly, make a bed out of boughs; they learn how to "smudge" mosquitoes, how to get clear water from a muddy pond, how to build a dam, how to know the stars, how to find their way when they get lost; how to tell the direction of the wind, blaze a trail, distinguish animal tracks, protect themselves from wild animals; how to use Indian signals, make moccasins, bows and arrows, Indian drums and war bonnets; how to know the trees and plants, and how to make dyes from plants and herbs. They learn all about the habits of various birds and animals, how they get their food, who their enemies are and how they protect themselves from them."

It was published in 1903 and my grandfather read it as a boy too. When I was 11 he visited for Christmas and brought me a copy. He sat down with me to read the first few chapters until the hook was set good and deep. My grandson's copy is waiting for him, as soon as he gets out of those diapers...


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