My Lamb

A heart warming story about a little boy and his lamb. My lamb is based on a true story that took place on a sheep ranch on the high prarie of Eastern Colorado during a terrible drought and the great depression of the 1930s. ..."I gently lifted that lamb and wrapped my coat around his small trimbling body, I felt his heart beat rapidly. Like all animals on the ranch we gave them names. I called him Sam the Lamb." "Don't you worry, Sam you can count on me.".. "When the lamb was born and the kid made the promise. I like the way they played together. it is a great story." -John Morgan Ward, age 8 "I think it's a great book. I love how he cared for the lamb and played with it. It's nice how much he love that lamb. And it also has a fantastic ending." Whitney Negus, age 8 The story develops vocabulary, reading skills, values, general knowledge, art appreciation and living in a different time and lifestyle on a sheep ranch. Gives children insight into living in another time. For beginning readers. Read-aloud ages 5 & up.