BOOK REVIEW

Title: Kenny Salwey's Tales of a River Rat: Tales of Trapping and Living on the Upper Mississippi River

In ten words or less: Thoughtful stories of life near the Mississippi river.

Review: Kenny Salwey was born in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. The rural county abuts the Mississippi River, and is a maze of swamp, bluffs, and backwater sloughs. Salwey combines poetry with tales of hunting and trapping in the river wetlands. His childhood memories include trying to avoid school whenever possible and learning about skunk cabbage from his father. Trout fishing, canoe paddling, and morel mushroom picking are the subjects of some of Kenny's stories. His stories are thoughtful and well written, and respectful of nature.

Why bother? For readers who love stories of nature and wildlife.