James Herriot's treasury for children / illustrations by Ruth Brown and Peter Barrett.
Record details
- ISBN: 0312085125 :
- ISBN: 9781250058133 : HRD
- ISBN: 1250058139 : HRD
- ISBN: 0312085125
- ISBN: 9780312085124
- ISBN: 9781250058133
- ISBN: 1250058139
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1992.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Moses the kitten -- Only one woof -- The Christmas day kitten -- Bonny's big day -- Blossom comes home -- The market square dog -- Oscar, cat-about-town -- Smudge, the little lost lamb. |
Summary, etc.: | A collection of the author's stories for children, including "Moses the Kitten," "The Market Square Dog," and "Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb." |
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Genre: | Children's books. Picture books. Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 21 of 22 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Douglas Library of Hebron.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Douglas Library of Hebron | J FIC HER (Text) | 33400001092278 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
James Herriot's Treasury for Children : Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
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 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)