A book on all aspects of farming in Ireland, including traditional farm animals like cattle, sheep, goats and poultry and more unusual animals like alpacas, wild boar, rhea and fish.

A charming and engaging book filled with information, much of it Ireland-specific, presented in a light-hearted and child-friendly text. Original illustrations and photographs are featured throughout in an interactive layout.

Featuring mighty muckers, horned heroes, woolly ones, hoofed heckles, feathered friends and happy helpers.

About the Author
Glyn Evans is a microbiologist with a passion for animal welfare and environmental conservation. He lives on a farm in County Meath with his partner and two sons. Through animal therapy and education, Glyn reaches out to both children and adults to help them understand the importance of animals and protecting nature. Find out more at his Facebook page, Trim Alpacas. Bex Sheridan is an artist, educator, writer and graphic designer with a great love of animals. She and her husband Jay have their own mini-menagerie: it began with one rabbit and now there are also dogs, birds (of many kinds), a lizard and even a hedgehog! Bex is also the author of the picturebook Go to Sleep, Hoglet!

Reviews

just might help keep your young children (or grandchildren) happy

* The Avondhu *

delightful ... a beautiful book ... terrific ... one I highly recommend

* LMFM's Gerry Kelly show *

quite a lot of information ... a really lovely thing that we're now starting to see, books that reflect rural life ... an author and illustrator who are really passionate about the subject

-- Elaina Ryan, CEO of Children's Books Ireland * RTE Radio 1's Sean O'Rourke show *

this delightfully illustrated book tells as much about life on the farm as it does about the animals found on the farm

* Irish Examiner *

If you are looking for a good informative read on Irish animals and different types of farming in Ireland, look no further! Irish Farm Animals is a great non-fiction book for older children. Glyn Evans breaks down the topic of farming in Ireland into interesting parts. It taught me about all the different types of farming today, like tillage which provides food products like our cereals and ones you might not have heard of like alpaca farms which breeds them for their wool. With the help of the wonderful illustrations by Bex Sheridan, all you budding farmers who think ye know it all like me, Irish Farm Animals, even taught me stuff about animals I have myself, like my pony Sydney has a different bone and muscle structure to my horse Chase! Would you believe there are farm animals my sister Olivia and I didn't know existed, like the Kunekune! I would give this book 10/10. Go treat yourself! By Arthur, age 8, Ballydesmond, Co. Cork.

* Seomra Ranga *

full of facts about the animals on Irish farms ... with attractive illustrations and photographs

* Irish Independent *

an assortment of feathered friends and plenty of four-legged friends too ... lots of surprise entries in this informative hardback ... an eclectic and very positive portrayal of Irish farming ... a refreshing change from the standard animal books for younger children, this is inspirational stuff for wannabe Irish farmers

* Evening Echo *

takes the reader through the different types of farms in Ireland - tillage, dairy, organic and many more - going into detail with regard to all the different types of animals farmed in Ireland. From the less exotic - cows, pigs, chickens and sheep - through to the less common buffalo and alpaca, with a special page kept for the 'happy helpers', dogs and cats, who have very important jobs on the farm too, from pest control to rounding up animals. A gentle introduction to farm life for young aspiring farmers

* Children's Books Ireland *

Farm loving family members of all ages are in for a treat ... concentrates on farm animals, using original illustrations and photographs, to animate the simple, child-friendly text

* Business Post *



Book Information
ISBN 9781788491211
Author Glyn Evans
Format Hardback
Page Count 48
Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
Publisher O'Brien Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 474g
Dimensions(mm) 261mm * 215mm * 11mm