He is a good vet with good virtues and good humor, and he really shows the connection between man and animals. ... Herriot's book is almost like a bibliography of his life because it gives us an insight of what he went through in his head, preferences, in life, and how the time he lived in really shaped who he was. ... This is also where most of his veterinarian work had taken place due to all the farms there. In one chapter, Herriot has a dream of a cow he worked with that was sick and eventually sold from its home farm. ... He incorporates many life lessons and morals he has learned...

• Word Count: 1290
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School