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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Description
Poor Buford has horns that curve out behind him and back around near his feet. He can't climb as the other sheep do, so he moves down to a ranch and hides among the cattle. Soon he is found by hunters and discovers his horns are wonderful after all!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
James Rebanks takes us through a shepherd's year, offering a unique account of rural life and a fundamental connection with the land. It is a story of working lives, family, neighbors, the English Lake District, and farming -- and of trying to exist and endure even as the surrounding culture changes.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan, and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It was Jane Cooper's passion for knitting that led her to search for rare-breed sheep and their distinctive wool. When she found a 'lost flock' of Boreray sheep--the UK's rarest breed of sheep--it ignited a quest that would ultimately change her life. Uprooting her suburban existence in Newcastle, she embarked on a new adventure as a farmer and shepherd in the faraway Orkney Islands. There, to her astonishment, Jane realized she was the sole custodian...
Author
Publisher
Little Tiger Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young lamb that is rescued by a farmer and raised with the family's sheepdog grows up thinking of himself as a dog, and his ability to herd sheep proves very valuable during a severe snowstorm.
7) A useful dog
Author
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st University of Virginia Press ed.
Physical Desc
80 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
8) Harley
Author
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Because Harley the llama does not get along with other llamas, he becomes a guard llama, protecting sheep from hungry coyotes and befriending a cantankerous ram.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Sheep Dog supports his friend, Sheep, who needs her wool cut to help her see better but who hides out of fear about her first shearing day.
12) Sheep
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
24 p. ; col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sheep narrate this photo-illustrated book describing the body parts and behavior of sheep on a farm.
15) Brave Charlotte
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publisher
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
A headstrong sheep rescues the flock when their shepherd is injured.
16) Six snowy sheep
Author
Publisher
Caroline House/Boyd Mills Press
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[22] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Six sheep, one by one, frolic in the snow and five wind up in a snowbank. The sixth sheep shovels them out.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
163 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, a breathtaking book of photography and wisdom that chronicles an ancient way of living that deeply resonates in our modern world. With over eighty full color photographs The English Lake District comes into full focus: the sheep competitions of the spring, the sweeping pastures of the summer, beloved sheep dogs in the fall and the harsh snows of winter. A celebration of a way of life...
19) Sweetgrass
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lawrence Allestad and family were among the last of the traditional sheepherders of the American West. Under a public grazing permit that had been handed down in his Norwegian-American family for generations, Allestad was the final rancher to drive his herds into Montana's rugged Absaroka-Beartooth range north of Yellowstone to fatten on sweet summer grass. The family members and their hired hands conducted the drives much as their pioneer forebears...
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