The Nature Kid's Guide to Sheep

Baa! A fluffy white shape lifts its head from the grass and stares right at you. Those strange eyes miss almost nothing. It's a sheep, and it can remember your face for years.

Most kids think sheep are simple followers. But the animal in this book is nothing like that. Sheep take turns leading their flock so the whole group gets smarter about finding food. They can recognize up to 50 other sheep by face, and they will wag their tails when they are happy (just like dogs).

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Sheep" takes children ages 7-12 from cozy barn stalls to steep rocky Scottish highlands, where sure-footed sheep scramble up slopes that would stop most animals cold. Written for Level 2 readers in short, confidence-building sentences, this book covers everything from the four-part stomach that makes every blade of grass count, to the yearly shearing that leaves a sheep feeling ten pounds lighter, to the Valais Blacknose lamb with its fuzzy black face that looks like a stuffed animal come to life.

The fluffiest animal on the farm, with far more going on under all that wool.

Your child will discover that one pound of wool can be spun into a strand over 20 miles long, that twin lambs almost always remain best friends for life, and that a Suffolk ram can weigh more than most grown-ups while hiding every pound under a giant poofy coat. There are over 1,000 breeds of sheep in the world, and every one of them has a story worth knowing.

Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kid's Guide series. This woolly, tail-wagging farmyard character is ready to be their next favorite.