Once a Shepherd

by Glenda Millard

Book Overview

In poignant verse, the story of one young shepherd makes the experience of soldiers in World War I accessible to children. Once there sang a carefree shepherd In a field of emerald green . . . Once his world was all at peace. Here is the tale of Tom Shepherd, tending his lambs and shearing their fleece and wooing his sweetheart, who weaves the sheep's wool to make him a coat. But then the Great War comes, and Tom must leave his beloved wife and his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763674583
• ISBN13: 9780763674588
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3