All Creatures Great and Small
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Herriot, James Author
Series
All creatures great and small volume 1
Published
Open Road Media , 2011.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
A tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special.All Creatures Great and Small is first volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series. Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.For fifty years, generations of readers have flocked to Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school. James Herriot's memoirs have sold 80 million copies worldwide, and continue to delight and entertain readers of all ages.
More Details
Format
eBook
Street Date
11/15/2011
Language
English
ISBN
9781453227909
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Though James Herriot writes memoirs about veterinary practice in Yorkshire, and Patrick Taylor writes novels about practicing medicine in Northern Ireland, their fast-paced, engaging books offer similarly heartwarming, vivid descriptions of rural and village people and their lives. Each writes in a conversational tone that reflects local dialects. -- Katherine Johnson
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Herriot, J. (2011). All Creatures Great and Small . Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herriot, James. 2011. All Creatures Great and Small. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herriot, James. All Creatures Great and Small Open Road Media, 2011.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Herriot, J. (2011). All creatures great and small. Open Road Media.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Herriot, James. All Creatures Great and Small Open Road Media, 2011.
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