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4.58 AVERAGE
4.58 AVERAGE
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
After chickens and pigs we have a new animal, this time sheep! I was just so hyped about it because I knew I would love this book! Plus, hello, sheep are cute! I wanted to learn more about them!
In this book we learn all about sheep! With a fun introduction featuring a fun fact that if you wanted to count all the sheep you would have to count to 1.2 billion, dang, I hope people fall asleep faster than that, haha. We get a fun passport on sheep and all the differences between them. I was indeed already wondering why not all sheep have tails, but apparently that is a thing that differs between sheep kinds. And then we learn about various distant relatives and how the first ancestors of sheep took their first steps to how they started to live with humans and get domesticated. And I learned that sheep can apparently also snort, which I kind of want to hear now. XD I could tell you all what is in this book, but I will just keep it short because otherwise this will just be a summary and not a review, there is a lot more in this 80 page book and I just soaked it all up. Quite a few facts I knew, but this book dives deep into sheep and shows us not just the basics but all the things as most children’s books do! And also tells us about things surrounding the sheep, like shepherds or enemies (and I didn’t know that llamas were used to fend of predators, haha, but it also doesn’t surprise me), but also wool and cheese. Mm, now I am hungry for some cheese.
I also learned a new word Transhumance. I am not sure if what the sheep shepherds here do is the same, after all they don’t go up and down (not much going up or down here), but they do graze at various places in various seasons. They take care of the grass near waters, parks, and some other places in my town. Sometimes you will see a whole herd of them near the grasses just on the border of the town, sometimes you walk in the park and there they are in their own fenced off big area. I just adore it and look forward to it, even trying to make a quest out of it. Will I find the sheep this time on my walk? Or bicycle ride?
Just like with the two other books I really really enjoyed the art, it was just so pretty!
I cannot wait for the next book. Cows? Horses? Goats? Rabbits? Oh please, please, let there be more books like this one! I just cannot get enough!
I would highly recommend this wonderfully illustrated and full to the brim of facts book to all, sheep-lovers and people who want to know more about animals will love this book (and also the others in the series).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
After chickens and pigs we have a new animal, this time sheep! I was just so hyped about it because I knew I would love this book! Plus, hello, sheep are cute! I wanted to learn more about them!
In this book we learn all about sheep! With a fun introduction featuring a fun fact that if you wanted to count all the sheep you would have to count to 1.2 billion, dang, I hope people fall asleep faster than that, haha. We get a fun passport on sheep and all the differences between them. I was indeed already wondering why not all sheep have tails, but apparently that is a thing that differs between sheep kinds. And then we learn about various distant relatives and how the first ancestors of sheep took their first steps to how they started to live with humans and get domesticated. And I learned that sheep can apparently also snort, which I kind of want to hear now. XD I could tell you all what is in this book, but I will just keep it short because otherwise this will just be a summary and not a review, there is a lot more in this 80 page book and I just soaked it all up. Quite a few facts I knew, but this book dives deep into sheep and shows us not just the basics but all the things as most children’s books do! And also tells us about things surrounding the sheep, like shepherds or enemies (and I didn’t know that llamas were used to fend of predators, haha, but it also doesn’t surprise me), but also wool and cheese. Mm, now I am hungry for some cheese.
I also learned a new word Transhumance. I am not sure if what the sheep shepherds here do is the same, after all they don’t go up and down (not much going up or down here), but they do graze at various places in various seasons. They take care of the grass near waters, parks, and some other places in my town. Sometimes you will see a whole herd of them near the grasses just on the border of the town, sometimes you walk in the park and there they are in their own fenced off big area. I just adore it and look forward to it, even trying to make a quest out of it. Will I find the sheep this time on my walk? Or bicycle ride?
Just like with the two other books I really really enjoyed the art, it was just so pretty!
I cannot wait for the next book. Cows? Horses? Goats? Rabbits? Oh please, please, let there be more books like this one! I just cannot get enough!
I would highly recommend this wonderfully illustrated and full to the brim of facts book to all, sheep-lovers and people who want to know more about animals will love this book (and also the others in the series).
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review
I had no idea that there were so many interesting facts to know about sheep! This caught my interest and every page was better and better. I didn't know almost more than half of the informations mentioned in this book! Highly recommend to someone who wants to learn a few fun facts about many different types of sheep!
I had no idea that there were so many interesting facts to know about sheep! This caught my interest and every page was better and better. I didn't know almost more than half of the informations mentioned in this book! Highly recommend to someone who wants to learn a few fun facts about many different types of sheep!
This is a lovely book!
Really nice illustrations, fun and informative text, just the right amount of information for a 6-10 yr old (ish!) aged kid, or a grown-up (me) who loves this level of info
I'd say the title suggests it holds more in-depth knowledge, which is a bit of a shame, but if you bear in mind the age range you won't be disappointed by this
I'd definitely recommend this for a curious mind, though you might find you get sheep facts read back to you for some time after...
I received an advance copy for free from NetGalley, on the expectation that I would provide an honest review.
Really nice illustrations, fun and informative text, just the right amount of information for a 6-10 yr old (ish!) aged kid, or a grown-up (me) who loves this level of info
I'd say the title suggests it holds more in-depth knowledge, which is a bit of a shame, but if you bear in mind the age range you won't be disappointed by this
I'd definitely recommend this for a curious mind, though you might find you get sheep facts read back to you for some time after...
I received an advance copy for free from NetGalley, on the expectation that I would provide an honest review.
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
A big thank-you to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for giving me a copy of this book for an unbiased review.
2/5 - It was okay.
I do have to preface my review by stating that my ARC of this book was extremely difficult to read on my device with small print, which may have influenced my enjoyment of the book. This is a brief book on facts about sheep, accompanied with cute illustrations. I am very fond of goats, so I figured a book about their cousins could be interesting. Although some of the facts about sheep were cute, this really is a comprehensive book about all topics sheep related and I don't think I'm the correct audience for this. To be truthful, I'm not sure exactly who the correct audience is - the illustrations and writing style seem to be geared towards children, but the level of detail and suggestions on how to run one's own farm seem to be focused towards adults. I suppose the real audience is die-hard sheep enthusiasts and although this book moved me a step into that direction, I'm not sure that my sheep interest is developed enough to fully appreciate it.
2/5 - It was okay.
I do have to preface my review by stating that my ARC of this book was extremely difficult to read on my device with small print, which may have influenced my enjoyment of the book. This is a brief book on facts about sheep, accompanied with cute illustrations. I am very fond of goats, so I figured a book about their cousins could be interesting. Although some of the facts about sheep were cute, this really is a comprehensive book about all topics sheep related and I don't think I'm the correct audience for this. To be truthful, I'm not sure exactly who the correct audience is - the illustrations and writing style seem to be geared towards children, but the level of detail and suggestions on how to run one's own farm seem to be focused towards adults. I suppose the real audience is die-hard sheep enthusiasts and although this book moved me a step into that direction, I'm not sure that my sheep interest is developed enough to fully appreciate it.
This nonfiction text is the encyclopedia of everything you never knew you needed to know about sheep! There is tons of great information in here, and the illustrations are very interesting. The book is a great introduction to non-fiction text features such as labels and textboxes. I do think the font is a bit small and hard to read (I am reading a digital copy so this may be different in hard copy) but it is a clean font so, relatively accessible. I think this would be a great gift for a sheep fan, or a good reference text to use for a report on sheep. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this book!
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
This is so cute and informative! As a spinner and knitter, I'm already familiar with a lot of wool and sheep related information, but I still found this adorable children's non-fiction to be full of new information and the accompanying illustrations are just too cute.
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
My library has the other two books in this collection, Chickenology and Pigology, and I'm always recommending them to our child patrons, but I have yet to read either. This one makes me want to read them as soon as possible.
It's a very cute and informative look at sheep. It shows many different aspects: sheep products like wool, milk, and cheese, phrases and mythology involving sheep and wool, breeds of sheep, anatomy, how to take care of them, the history of shepherding, and more. It's a perfect book for science minded children (and adults!) and I highly recommend!
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
It's a very cute and informative look at sheep. It shows many different aspects: sheep products like wool, milk, and cheese, phrases and mythology involving sheep and wool, breeds of sheep, anatomy, how to take care of them, the history of shepherding, and more. It's a perfect book for science minded children (and adults!) and I highly recommend!
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.