Mountain Born

What a beautiful coming of age book for young ones so full of family values, Christian values and life! I r re ad this book to my six year old daughter. We were both enthralled by the simple, yet descript writing. It inspired my daughter to ask questions and do research on sheep. I loved the coming of age storyline for the main human character, Peter. I gave this story five stars because I look forward to reassuring this story with each of my children as they grow.

Sweet coming-of-age story about a boy learning to be responsible for his own ewe and learning to tend his family's flock of sheep. I love Elizabeth Yates. This book taught some great historical and moral lessons! It had a lot of description which made it a slightly-slower read, but my 8 and 9 year olds and I still enjoyed it. One person found this helpful. This a very beautiful read aloud. Not recommend for kids under 6 if they do like looking at pictures while reading to them since this book does not have a lot of pictures, and the ones that it does have are in black and white.

We loved this book and we will be reading it again!

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I bought this book for a 5th grade grandson. He liked it and did a school report on it. I read it and it helped me know more about sheep, that I will use in teaching the 23rd Psalm in Sunday School. Both my boys and girls ages love this story. We've read it several times. Sweet wholesome story for the whole family. See all 33 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway.

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Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources. Amazon Rapids Fun stories for kids on the go. This book was so beautiful. It was a quick, yet rich, read and the perfect antidote to Waugh's Vile Bodies that depressed me so deeply.

It caused me to stop and meditate on how many wise people I have been privileged to have in my life, just as the young man in this story had around him. This is a book about a boy and his lamb but it is also about life and mentoring and the correct way to raise up a child. I loved it and am a wee bit sad that it was published in the same year as Johnny Trema Oh. I loved it and am a wee bit sad that it was published in the same year as Johnny Tremain, as this one also deserves to be the Newbery Award winner, glad it at least received an honorable mention.

Of course the following passage was my favourite After all, even their little farmhouse had several, and there were houses down in the valley which had many books. Then Peter knew what book it was. Jun 09, Paul rated it really liked it. This book is such a simple one, yet such a profound one. In a day and age when life is fast-paced and so are the best-selling books of the day, it is nice to return to a book that is "quiet," as one reviewer noted.

I loved this book for many more reasons though. This book brings me back to time spent on various farms in Wisconsin, in Florida, in Indiana, as a child, as a married man, as a young father, and as an older father. This story describes a boy growing to be a responsible young man as This book is such a simple one, yet such a profound one. This story describes a boy growing to be a responsible young man as he is guided through life by his father and an elder mentor. It is also about a young boy learning about the "stuff of life" birth, death, love, friendship, business sense, and responsibility.

I cannot wait for the day to read this with my children and my grand-children Lord-willing one day. Jul 01, K. Lantz rated it it was amazing. I absolutely adored this simple, beautiful story.

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I read it as a bedtime story to my little boys who will never experience being a shepherd firsthand but, thanks to this book, received important life lessons all shepherds must learn. Most of the book is religiously neutral, but there's a part in the middle when the strong but silent Benj talks about the only book his family had growing up. It's very sweet and talks about the sheep and shepherds in the Bible in such simple terms.

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I I absolutely adored this simple, beautiful story. Apr 10, Josiah rated it really liked it. This is an extraordinary story, set in the sparsely populated mountains, of growing up and getting to know oneself and of real love for family and those people we would be lucky enough to call true friends. I can very much see how this was given a Newbery Honor citation in , though it was certainly bad luck for Mountain Born to have been published contemporaneously with the classic "Johnny Tremain". I highly recommend this lovely, tender story to anyone who likes books that are infused with This is an extraordinary story, set in the sparsely populated mountains, of growing up and getting to know oneself and of real love for family and those people we would be lucky enough to call true friends.

I highly recommend this lovely, tender story to anyone who likes books that are infused with wisdom, warm humor, and an innate sense of decency and heart. It is an excellent story.

I loved this book for children, well-written by Elizabeth Yates, and beautifully illustrated by Nora S. It was about a young boy growing up and learning both the pleasant and difficult aspects of raising sheep. The book rang true for me, based on experiences I had visiting my grandfather's farm as a child. He had cattle, chickens and often a hog but had previously raised sheep as well.

I can certainly see why it was a Newberry honor book in its time. Apr 06, Angie rated it really liked it. I liked this very much! Very descriptive and conservative. Includes allusions to and quotations from Scripture. It does end rather abruptly, leaving one with several questions. Well-deserving of the Newberry Honor it received.

My edition has the ISBN , but the cover image matches this one. Nov 13, Danielle rated it it was amazing Shelves: A truly beautiful book, and a tear jerker for any mom with young sons. Nov 06, Karen rated it it was amazing Shelves: Mom's pick for read aloud time. Nov 23, Jamie rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a simple but very sweet read-aloud. It is very well-written and it is the first time I consistently had my son doing oral, I typed narrations, so that may have had something to do with how we enjoyed it. We will remember it so much more thanks to having had to stop and process.

Mountain Born really does make you appreciate the sheep imagery in Scripture more than just the classic sermon explanation, "sheep are dumb. Mar 06, Whitney rated it liked it. I liked this one pretty well. We read it for school, and I think most of it went over the kids' heads ages 6, 7, and 9. Lots of the story was told in a roundabout way, with action implied but not stated; then there were all the metaphors and moral lessons. Sometimes I stopped to explain what had just happened, but for the most part, I just read through.

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Good book, not great for this particular age range. I loved the book! I was reading it to my daughter and I'm not sure she got it as much as I did. Perhaps she can re-read it again when she is bigger. Yes, I'll put this book in her "reading challenge list" when she is in year 6. Oct 21, Bob rated it really liked it Shelves: Read this as a bedtime book to our kids, ages It's sweet and simple, with good lessons. Nothing exciting or complicated, but it had a depth in it's own quiet way. Some of the language is quite dated, so be ready for that, but overall it was a pleasant read.

Jul 02, Ruth rated it it was amazing. I read this book to my children twenty-one years ago when I was homeschooling them. This story is still a teriific read to now grandchildren. So many discussions came from this story from Biblical to the nitty gritty life of a shepard and his sheep. One of my favorite books. Nov 04, Kristy Gray rated it it was ok. As difficult as it was to keep their attention with this one we trudged through and made it to the end. We read the book as part of Sonlight Curriculum. I would highly recommend skipping it and choosing another book to fill the space.