Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cows
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  • Excellent book, on various farm animals
  • Best farm book yet
  • it is what the title says!
Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cows
Gail Damerow
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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ASIN: 1580174566

Book Description

When is the right time to shear a sheep? Is there a market for manure? What time of day is best to collect eggs? What is the correct way to milk a goat? What does a duck eat? Can a cow and a sheep share the same pasture? Which types of rabbits are easiest to raise?

The perfect book for anyone who has ever dreamed of having that little place in the country, Barnyard in Your Backyard offers tried-and-true, expert advice on raising healthy, happy, productive farm animals: chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, goats, sheep, and dairy cows.

Each chapter focuses on a different animal, discussing the pros and cons of raising the animal, housing and land requirements, feeding guidelines, health concerns, and a schedule for routine care. Species that are easy to raise, hardy, and companionable are profiled. First-time farmers will discover simple, clear instructions for caring for animals throughout the year, as well as guidelines for processing barnyard products such as milk, wool, and eggs. Combining practical advice from real experts, easy-to-use checklists and charts, a seasonal care calendar, and detailed black-and-white illustrations, Barnyard in Your Backyard offers a comprehensive review of the ins and outs - the tribulations and triumphs - of living with and caring for a small barnyard.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2007-09-09

This book tells you everything you need to know for the novice to the experienced. Suggestions for those who want ornamental animals to the getting down to farming people. Pictures are great. Highly suggest this book!

4 out of 5 stars great book!.......2007-08-10

This book works great and spells everything out very easily. Not the most comprehensive I am sure but I actually learned alot from it. I was mostly interested in chicken and sheep as well as ducks and geese. great book for a beginner like myself.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent book, on various farm animals.......2007-08-08

This book is a wealth of knowledge! I own lots of books on raising ducks and chickens, and I have to say this book matches up well with all of my other books. Why is this impressive? Because the other books I'm comparing this book to are books that deal with only one type of animal (ducks, geese, chickens, exc). This book gives almost the same amount of detail as my other books plus it covers: Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Sheep, and Cattle. If your going to raise three or more different forms of live stock as a hobby, this is the only book you will need. If your going to try your hand at commercial production than you will need other books to supplement this book. I gave this 4 stars because the chicken and duck sections were not quite a thorough as some of my other books I own (though it came amazingly close). This is a no brainer purchase for anyone raising three or more of the animals listed above. A must buy...

5 out of 5 stars Best farm book yet.......2007-07-19

Have read lots of books in trying to get spun up on hobby farm life, and this by far takes the cake as number one animal 101. It is well presented, covers all the facts and includes diagrams and discriptions. Will recommend to others as first resource to start with.

4 out of 5 stars it is what the title says!.......2007-07-05

if you've just moved somewhere with a little land and are thinking of adding a few farm-type animals to your yard, this is a great book. It will tell you the demands that each of these little furry/fluffy/downy creatures will make on you, your property, and your bank account! The author gives a great overview of each of the animals mentioned in the title. BUT once you actually purchase the critters, you'll probably need a book that gives more in-depth information, especially in the health area. A great book to help you make educated decisions about what to toss in your ark!!
Sheep and Goat Medicine
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    Sheep and Goat Medicine
    D. G. Pugh
    Manufacturer: Saunders
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    ASIN: 0721690521

    Book Description

    This user-friendly textbook is designed specifically as a practical resource for the mixed-practice large animal veterinarian. It covers all aspects of sheep and goat medicine, including medical treatment, surgery, theriogenology, and nutrition. Detailed descriptions of common medical and surgical procedures, as well as reproductive procedures, appear throughout the book enhanced by extensive photographs, diagrams, and charts. This is the only text that comprehensively covers all major body systems of both sheep and goats, in addition to important topics such as herd health, physical examination, nutrition, anesthesia, and multisystem diseases.
    Goats: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit (Hobby Farms Series)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Small-Scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit
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    Goats: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit (Hobby Farms Series)
    Sue Weaver
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    ASIN: 193199367X

    Book Description

    The Hobby Farm series presents Goats

    Jump from the bandwagon to the farm with one of the hottest-growing food sources in the country. Goats is an in-depth guide to small-scale goat keeping—for pleasure and profit! The author delivers essential information on choosing, breeding, and tending goats while also herding together some fascinating and fun facts about them. Comprehensive discussions, full-color photos, and easy-to-use charts will help to ensure the success of your goat-keeping ventures.

    · From cashmere to milk and meat! · Select the right breed for your farm · Learn common goat herd behavior · Keep goats healthy with a nutritious diet · Spot symptoms of common goat disease · Breed, deliver, and care for does and bucks · Market and sell fresh goat milk · Explore goat resources and Web sites Plus many other helpful tips!

    About the Hobby Farms™ series Whether you're a weekend gardener or dedicated small farmer, you'll gather a bushel of essential information from the Hobby Farms series. Hobby Farm and its companion editions will help both experienced and novice hobby farmers realize their own dreams of life on the farm—for pleasure or profit.

    Look for other essential Hobby Farms titles, such as Hobby Farm™ Cattle, Chickens, Sheep, and many more to come!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Small-Scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit.......2007-05-18

    Of all the books I have purchased on goat farming, this one is the best by far! Sue Weaver has all the information packed into this small book in a very organized, easy to find manner. By following Sue's methods of caring for goats, we got a very good report from the vet yesterday after examining our 12 Boer goats. This book is a must have for the inexperienced goat farmer!

    4 out of 5 stars Worthy book.......2007-05-11

    A very easy read for first time goat owners. Covers all aspects and tons of first hand knowledge from the author. Terrific resource references in the back of the book.

    5 out of 5 stars Great all-around refference.......2007-03-12

    I enjoyed this book very much. I'm planning to get some goats for my small (13 acre) property. I need lots of help clearing and have heard that goats are great for that. The book was very helpful for choosing what I don't want to do with goats as well (milk or meat). It would have been nice to have a section detailing brush clearing goats. I know that there are people who rent out their herds for this purpose, and would be interested in learning more about that subject.
    Goat Medicine
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Top Notch
    • Great Reference and learning Tool
    • A cracking good read for old billys and young kids alike!
    • It's OK I guess
    • An excellent review of the field
    Goat Medicine
    Mary Smith , and David Sherman
    Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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    ASIN: 0812114787

    Book Description

    Ideal for any practitioner concerned with promoting the health and productivity of commercial herds, this book constitutes a single complete source for current information on medical and behavioral problems, presenting signs, relevant diseases, drug therapies with precise dosages, management pearls and alternative approaches to care.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Top Notch.......2005-08-21

    This book has saved several of my goats lives, I've shared it with my different Veterinarians, they all agreed it was very helpful,, 3 have now bought their own copies.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Reference and learning Tool.......2002-02-11

    Goat Medicine is a MUST for folks who have goats and want to understand and learn about goat health and diseases. Don't run your veterinarian off! but this book can help the owner/manager recognize symptons, understand prevention and work out reasonable treatments...treatments that work into an already too busy day. Yes, there is theory.... Great if you like to understand and run ideas through your own head. skip that part, if it doesn't make sense, and go onto more basics-- prevention, control, treatment.

    If my 75 animals aren't 100%, this is the first book I open. And the book stays on my truck seat, kitchen table, bedside until some questions are answered. There are many books with basic goat care. If that is what you want, fine. If you want to dig a little deeper, understand goat health and learn more about your animals, then THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU!! Well worth the money..just by saving/helping one animal.
    P.S. Exceptional for international goat health..if that's your thing.

    5 out of 5 stars A cracking good read for old billys and young kids alike!.......2001-12-12

    Never in all my years have I found such a moving and touching tale, disguised within the often dry confines of a medical textbook.

    Full kudos to the authors, and to those bounders who complained about the lack of detailed information in the "poison plant" section, well, what do you think your village wise-woman is there for? Certainly not her good looks, at any rate.

    2 out of 5 stars It's OK I guess.......2001-12-07

    Having a vetinory background, I frankly think that some of the so-called 'cures' are a bit dubious, but this book really helped when our flock came down with red-scruff mange last sprong, so I guess it falls somewhere between "invaluable" and "childish scrawlings".

    5 out of 5 stars An excellent review of the field.......2001-10-28

    This book is a very thorough review of the literature on goat medicine. Its bibliographies alone are worth its price. The work seems primarily intended for veterinary students, researchers, and veterinarians willing to consult the literature (Dr. Smith is on the Cornell University veterinary faculty). It isn't intended as a cookbook of treatments and will disappoint if consulted in this way. But if one needs a basic understanding of any aspect of goat medicine, this is where to start reading. The authors provide coherent, thoroughly referenced overviews of each topic that provide frameworks for evaluating individual research papers. Anyone caring for significant numbers of goats, even if not a scientist or academic, should regard this as a necessary textbook of her vocation. She should at least absorb the overviews, even if she does not consult the references. We look after 250 goats and could not navigate without this book. I only wish a new edition would be published, to take in work done during the last seven or eight years.
    Beatrice's Goat
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful book
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    • Colorful and Eloquent
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    Page McBrier
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    When her family's fat, sleek new goat arrives in her poor Ugandan village, little Beatrice hugs her close and whispers, "Mama says you are our lucky gift...." And indeed it is true. Soon the goat bears two kids and provides enough milk to both feed the family and sell for profit. Until the goat arrived, life was very hard for Beatrice and her five brothers and sisters. The family could not afford to send the children to school, and it was difficult to make ends meet. Magically this one small animal, one of 12 given the village, opens up a new world of health and prosperity. Before the year is out, Beatrice happily realizes her dream of becoming a school girl and her delighted family moves into a sturdy new house.

    Based on the true account of one family who received aid from Heifer Project International, a charitable organization that donates livestock to poor communities around the world, this moving story is eloquently and gracefully recounted. Vividly evoking the lush tropical landscape of central Africa, Lohstoeter's rich, deeply-hued illustrations perfectly complement the text and make Beatrice and her world affectingly real. Although she may live far removed from the comfortable middle-class lives of many young readers, it is clear that Beatrice is a girl of unusual heart and, like any child, filled with hopes and dreams. In her afterword Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, "Beatrice's Goat is a heartwarming reminder that families, wherever they live, can change their lives for the better." A portion of the publisher's proceeds goes to support the Heifer Project. (Ages 4 to 8) --Marianne Painter

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    More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor.

    But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away -- a goat! Fat and sleek as a ripe mango, Mugisa (which means "luck") gives milk that Beatrice can sell. With Mugisa's help, it looks as if Beatrice's dream may come true after all.

    Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter beautifully recount this true story about how one child, given the right tools, is able to lift her family out of poverty. Thanks to Heifer Project International -- a charitable organization that donates livestock to poor communities around the world -- other families like Beatrice's will also have a chance to change their lives.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful book.......2007-09-07

    My 5 year old adores this book. On one level, it is a charming story of a girl who loves her goat. But while my daughter is being entertained, she is also learning about life in a different culture and about the power of giving in a way that helps a person help oneself.

    5 out of 5 stars Touching story.......2007-05-05

    This book is recommended for ages 4-8, but we checked it out of the library for my three-year-old and it's clear we will have to buy it. She wants to read it every day, and we have promised her that we will buy a goat for a girl in Africa this Christmas. The illustrations are quite beautiful, and the story is so sweet that I often find myself tearing up on the last page, even though I've read it daily for a couple of weeks now.

    5 out of 5 stars A good children's book.......2007-02-09

    Our church has taken on a way to help the people in Africa by doing exactly what this book's story is about. It's a wonderful way to help and a bridge to our understanding of their life.

    5 out of 5 stars Great lesson, great charity..........2007-01-15

    This is an excellent book to read to a young child to teach him/her about the third world, far apart from how we live, and about what we take for granted, and what we can give.

    In this true story, Beatrice dreams of someday going to school, but is stuck taking care of her many siblings and working with her mother. Through the kindness and generosity of some kind people far away, she is given a lucky gift. She comes to understand over time that this can help her to achieve her goals, and it changes the lives of her whole family.

    This feel-good book makes me cry every time (I always cry at happy endings!), even after several readings, but I keep reading it because my daughter loves it.

    Your purchase of this book contributes to children like Beatrice, but don't just stop there. Read the last page to see how else you can contribute.

    5 out of 5 stars Colorful and Eloquent.......2006-07-02

    With beautiful, colorful illustrations and simple, eloquent prose, this book tells the story of how the gift of one goat transforms the life of a little Ugandan girl and her family, ultimately allowing Beatrice to attend school and raising her whole family from poverty. The tale is inspiring, not preachy - inspiring not only for what the goat means to Beatrice, but for what it demonstrates to us all. Small gifts can mean the world. Not only do proceeds from this book benefit Heifer International, but thanks to the story, many more children and families may realize that the gift of a goat to people they don't even know may last longer than any present under the tree. Last Christmas - before I had even heard of the book - my fiance and I decided to give a goat through Heifer International, as our gift to each other. We still take delight in imagining our goat, happy and giving its milk to help a family know a better life.
    Goat Handbook (Barron’s Pet Handbooks)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent goat reference
    • The basics at a glance
    • Great Photos and Detailed Information
    • An owner's care book and will appeal to any goat owner who needs a basic reference at hand
    • how are goats kept in Germany, but not in the US
    Goat Handbook (Barron’s Pet Handbooks)
    Ulrich Jaudas , and DVM, Seyedmehdi Mobini
    Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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    ASIN: 0764132687

    Book Description

    Goats are economically valuable animals, but owners need basic information about their care, housing, breeding, and upkeep. Here is expert advice in non-technical language. Barron’s popular line of Pet Handbooks resembles Barron’s Pet Owner’s Manuals series, but are larger, having more pages, more photos and line illustrations, and more detailed advice and information. Pet owners and soon-to-be owners will find reliable information from breeders, veterinarians, and pet care experts presented in easy-to-follow, handsomely designed volumes.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent goat reference.......2007-07-23

    This is one of two books I purchased for my dad who is a new goat owner. He has read this book completely and uses it as a reference on a regular basis.
    He is very happy with the book.

    5 out of 5 stars The basics at a glance.......2007-06-08

    This book gives me the basic information on raising my Nigerian Dwarf wether and doeling. Having raised horses, dogs, and more in my life time, these little kids are a unique species and need special information. This book is a great start.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Photos and Detailed Information.......2007-01-16

    The book was just what I was looking for ... I needed information on breeds and photos of the breeds, as well as caring for and raising goats. It had all of the information I needed.

    5 out of 5 stars An owner's care book and will appeal to any goat owner who needs a basic reference at hand.......2006-05-26

    Any who would own a goat must have THE GOAT HANDBOOK as a home reference: written by two DVMs, THE GOAT HANDBOOK covers everything from the initial purchase and housing to health and behavior, including care of pastures and meadows so goats stay healthy. Color photos peppered throughout add interest, but THE GOAT HANDBOOK is primarily an owner's care book and will appeal to any goat owner who needs a basic reference at hand.

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    2 out of 5 stars how are goats kept in Germany, but not in the US.......2006-04-30

    This book is great if you want to know how to raise goats in Europe, please don't get me wrong, I am from Germany and I have nothing against how things are done there, but the way the book discribes the keeping of goats is not the way it is done in the U.S. There is a big different in how goats are raised for meat versus how people raise them for show/milk or even just a for pets with or without horns. No real serious breeder of a Dairy goat in the U.S. would keep horns on a goat or even let the kids nurse. On the other hand most Meat goat breeder will not dehorn their goat and are upset if they have a goat they have to bottlefeed. There are many different ways to keep goats in the U.S. and they are not adequately discribed in this book.

    Even thought there is a part where they discribe the "Goats of the world" the breeds discribed in the "Buying Goats" do not represent the popular goat breeds available in the U.S. For example for the choice of milking goat, they only give a choice of white Saanen and colored Saanen and no other breed is recomended. Yes, one really popular goat breed for milk in the U.S. is the white Saanen goat and in the U.S., the white ones are just called Saanen and the colored Saanen are called Sable, and Sable goats are not that easy to come by in the U.S. The most popular goat breed known for its really good tasting milk, the Anglo Nubian goat (usually just called Nubian goat), is not mentioned in this part of the book. Also in the U.S. the climate can be from tropical to very cold and some goats are better suited for colder or warmer climate and this is also not covered in the "Buying Goats" chapter, since the climate in Germany where this book is written doesn't differ in termperature like it does in the U.S.

    In Germany not many different types of medication are available over the counter and there you have to go to the vet to get most medications, and here in the U.S. you can get a lot of things you would need to treat the most common illnesses right in your local feed store.

    The same with dehorning and castratin goats, the animal protection laws are a lot stricter in Europe and dehorning and castrating of goats is usually not done by the farmer in Germany, but taken to a veterinarian. Here in the U.S., of course you can take your goat to the vet for this, but most breeders will do it themselves.

    There is a lot of good information in this book, that is the same in all countries like how goats will rather eat weeds/trees instead of grass or how they digest their food. But many other things, are just not the same in the U.S.

    I could go on and on how things normally done in the U.S. are not discribed, but I would have to write my own book to cover all of it. The bottom line is, I do not think that this is the right book to get for a novice that doesn't know what is available in the feed stores or wants to know about what goat to get if they live in the U.S. But I do think it is a good book to get if you already have goats and would like to know how other countries take care of goats or like to read some information that you look at with a open mind and pick what might work for you.
    Your Goats
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great goat info
    • Good basic information
    • Very good for starting with goats.......
    • good information
    • Your Goats
    Your Goats
    Gail Damerow
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    ASIN: 0882668250

    Book Description

    If you have a goat, or are thinking about getting one, you probably have many questions about goats:
    What kind of goat should I raise?
    How can I help my goat stay healthy?
    What should I feed my goats?
    Can I breed more goats?
    How do I raise goats for milk or for fiber?

    This book tells you practically everything that you will need to know, including how to choose, buy, raise, and show all types of goats, from pets to pack goats. Whether you want to bottle feed your kid goat or shear your fiber goat, Gail Damerow gives you friendly, experienced advice on just what to do. She has also included important charts and checklists, so you will know just what to do and when to do it to take the very best care of your goat.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great goat info.......2007-07-23

    I purchased this for my dad who is a new goat owner. He has read it from cover to cover and uses it as a reference for certain problems he occasionally encounters.

    Good reference for anyone new to owning goats!

    5 out of 5 stars Good basic information.......2007-06-08

    I enjoyed this book very much even though I am not a kid. I am a new goat owner and this book makes all the information very plain. It was a very good first read. It is not very in depth and I am reading other books to add to my knowledge, but it is a very good starting place.

    4 out of 5 stars Very good for starting with goats..............2007-02-08

    This is a short book but they make the best out of a small package. It gives you most of the info you need. I wish they would have spent more time on Goat breeds and on Meat and Dairy operations but it was mostly aimed at kids.

    4 out of 5 stars good information.......2006-11-04

    I really liked this book. I am not a kid but I have no doubt that a kid would have been able to understand it (no pun intended) I wish there was more information on Pygmie Goats

    5 out of 5 stars Your Goats.......2006-02-12

    I live on a farm and have almost every one of Gail Damerow's books. They are great for beginners, as I was, and for anyone simply looking for information on farm animals. This book in particular helped me with my goats.
    Goat Farming
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Goat Farming
      Alan Mowlem
      Manufacturer: Farming Press Limited
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

      ReferenceReference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
      Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
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      ASIN: 0852362358
      Oh, Look!
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • On The Run In The Countryside
      • Looking and Laughing...
      • Surprisingly Delightful
      • Oh the places these goats go!
      Oh, Look!

      Manufacturer: Philomel
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

      FictionFiction | Farm Animals | Animals | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
      Action & AdventureAction & Adventure | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
      GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
      Polacco, PatriciaPolacco, Patricia | ( P ) | Authors & Illustrators, A-Z | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
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      ASIN: 0399242236

      Book Description

      The famous Polacco goats are back! In this playful interactive chant, three mischievous little goats find their way out of the gate (squeak, squeak, squeak!), over a bridge (click, click, click!), through some mud (squish, squish, squish!), onto a carousel (um pah pah pah, um pah pah!) . . . and right into the path of an angry ogre! Of course, they are happy to turn right around and run straight back over the path they traveled, until at last they are back home again, safe and sound.

      Patricia Polacco's color palette is bright and springlike in her second goat adventure (G is for Goat) for very young readers.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars On The Run In The Countryside.......2007-03-20

      .
      Oh, Look! by Patricia Polacco is a great book for young kids that like adventure. I think first or second graders should read it. In the book some goats are running away. They go to many different places. This book is filled with excitement.

      The book takes place at a farm in the countryside. In the beginning, the goats are safe at home when suddenly someone opens the gate! They escape and go all over the countryside. They even go to a carnival! But then, they get scared. Read the book to find out what happens in the end.

      This book has some great illustrations that took some hard work. They were mostly made in colored pencil, but not entirely. I love all of the description words! These words help you imagine you are really there. They give a lot of information.

      There are some things that you can change though. I think the story was a little to short. There were only two sentences on each page. That was all I didn't like. Besides that, it was awesome!

      I totally recommend this book. It's fun and easy to read. Plus, there are many different animals. The author did a great job. So, would you like to read this book?

      5 out of 5 stars Looking and Laughing..........2006-08-05

      This delightfully engaging and even suspenseful children's book continues to reinforce in my mind that Patricia Polacco tells a wonderful story and moves it quickly from one eventful moment to the next. As a high school teacher, I read "Oh Look" for my own personal pleasure. As always, the art illustrations and the storyline leaped from the bag and carried me away with a blast of beauty through the animal's escapades. I can hardly wait to share this story with a group of children. Thank you for the privilege.

      4 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Delightful.......2006-01-06

      I love Patricia Polacco but when I read this story, I thought it lacked in originality. The bear hunt has been done again and again, and for me, Polacco is so much more wonderful and orginal than that. However, as the goats approach the fair, and then the funhouse mirror, the fun really starts, especially for my 2 and a half year old. He can't get enough of this book! As the pages turn and the ogre gets nearer, he can hardly contain himself! It is so much fun!

      5 out of 5 stars Oh the places these goats go!.......2004-06-03

      A tale of three escaped goats on an adventure. Though it follows the style of going on a bear hunt, the goats are not hunting anything. Nonetheless, they find an ogre who scares them back home. The text has a comfortably repetitious style that will invite listener participation. Karen Woodworth-Roman
      Life on a Goat Farm (Life on a Farm)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Five stars isn't enough for this book!
      Life on a Goat Farm (Life on a Farm)
      Judy Wolfman
      Manufacturer: Carolrhoda Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Library Binding

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      ASIN: 1575055155

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Five stars isn't enough for this book!.......2001-12-25

      LIFE ON A GOAT FARM provides children of all ages with an in depth look at all aspects of goat farm life. The pictures, captions, and progressive story line are very interesting and entertaining. Kids are gaurenteed to love it!

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