Lambing at Sheepfold Farm
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Cover Story
On our cover this issue we feature an illustration by Charles Keeping from Beowulf (OUP, 0 19 279770 0, £4.50), a new picture book version for 9-13s of the Anglo-Saxon hero tale. The story is retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland. We are most grateful to Oxford University Press for their help in using this illustration.
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Lambing at Sheepfold Farm
A delightful and informative story of shepherd Jack Evans, his wife Betty and their children Polly and Tim at lambing time in Wiltshire. In late February the whole family move from their cottage to live until Easter in a caravan and shepherd's hut at the lambing site high up on the Downs. This is Susan Williams' first book and draws on her experiences as a shepherd's wife. She was originally trained as an artist and her black and white illustrations are a beautiful complement to a simple text. Together they evoke a genuine feeling of a working family life---warm but matter-of-fact and in no way romanticised. Good for reading aloud or alone. (57 pages)
