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Gyp, a cheerful but always silent sheep dog, startles everyone with uncharacteristic behavior during the championship sheep dog trials.Tags
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I was excited to get a (children's) book from one of James Herriot stories. I only had the scantest recollection of the story from one of his other collections of stories. I got the book, and read the story and….. It was ok. Nice illustrations, but the story only had a small pop at the end, instead of a bigger bang that I had hoped. Still fun to read with a child (if I had any grandchildren yet), but not what I had hoped from all the stories that could have been selected from James Herriot.
I like James Herriot's collections of stories better than I liked this, but as this is a picture book I have to say I enjoyed it a great deal. The story of a dog who only barks once in his entire life is entirely familiar to me since I've lived with a dog like that, and he's right. When you hear a dog like that bark, everyone does stop and take notice. You want to know what was worth barking at. This was a fun story and an excellent example of a James Herriot story collection.
I was excited to get a (children's) book from one of James Herriot stories. I only had the scantest recollection of the story from one of his other collections of stories. I got the book, and read the story and….. It was ok. Nice illustrations, but the story only had a small pop at the end, instead of a bigger bang that I had hoped. Still fun to read with a child (if I had any grandchildren yet), but not what I had hoped from all the stories that could have been selected from James Herriot.
I recently listened to a collection of James Herriot's short stories in audiobook form, read by Jim Dale. THEY ARE THE BEST. And it just reminded me how very much I loved this particular story. YAY DOGGY BROTHERS.
Story of a sheep dog.
Genre: Informational
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Review: This picture book is a good example of an informational book because it tells the true story of an even that happend in the life of a country vet. It also gives information about sheep dogs and herding.
Media: mixed media
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Review: This picture book is a good example of an informational book because it tells the true story of an even that happend in the life of a country vet. It also gives information about sheep dogs and herding.
Media: mixed media
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James Herriot was born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland, England on October 3, 1916. He and his family moved to Glasgow, Scotland in late October of 1916. Herriot attended Yoker Primary School from August 1921 to June 1928. He went on to attend Hillhead High School from September 1928 to 30 June 1933, before graduating from Glasgow Veterinary show more College in 1939. Herriot got a job at the Yorkshire practice of J. Donald Sinclair in 1940. He was a part of the Royal Air Force from 1941 to 1943. In 1966 Herriot began writing at the age of 50. In 1972, All Creatures Great and Small is published, followed by All Things Bright and Beautiful in 1974. On February 4, 1975, Herriot received the American Veterinary Medical Association's Award of Appreciation. In 1977, All Things Wise and Wonderful is published, and a year later the BBC television series of All Creatues Great and Small begins. In 1979, Herriot receives the Order of the British Empire and honorary Litt.D. From Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He follows that honor with the publication of The Lord God Made Them All in 1981.The following year, Herriot is made a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and in 1983, receives an honorary D.V.Sc. from Liverpool University. Nearly a decade later, Herriot publishes Every Living Thing in 1992. He had written 15 books, which sold 50 million copies in 20 countries and worked as a vet for over 50 years before finally retiring. James Herriot died February 23, 1995, at the age of 78 of cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Only One Woof
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- Only One Woof
- Original publication date
- 1985
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- James Herriot
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- Yorkshire, England, UK
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