Here, in a comprehensive, practical, and extremely readable volume,
an author-artist whose many nature books are favorites with
children gives an absorbing account of goats-the countries from
which they came originally, the merits and characteristics of the
major breeds, the reasons why they are especially valuable to us,
and the methods of raising them for pets or for profit. He
describes the most scientific way to house, feed, and care for
either a herd of goats or for a single goat. In addition to
practical information on raising goats, Mr. Bronson gives
fascinating background material about them and their place in
history. The reader discovers, for instance, that traces of some of
the early legends and superstitions about goats are still to be
found in our language today. From Pan, the half-goat god of the
ancient Greeks who had the mischievous habit of startling travelers
in lonely places, comes our word "panic." Then we learn that in
pagan times communities would confess their sins annually to a
goat, which was later allowed to escape to the wilderness,
supposedly taking the sins with it; hence our word "scapegoat." In
his simple, inimitable style, known to many readers through such
books as "Cats," "Starlings," "Coyotes," "The Wonder World of
Ants," "The Grasshopper Book," "Horns and Antlers," "The
Chisel-Tooth Tribe," and "Turtles." Mr. Bronson provides a humorous
and informative text, enhanced by detailed drawings on nearly every
page. Wilfrid Swancourt Bronson wrote his first book at the age of
eight. Called "Animal People," it started like this: "This book is
for children who are interested in animals and birds. It has verey
good pictures in it and children can understand it verey easily."
He later learned to spell, and wrote and illustrated over twenty
books for children with "verey good pictures" that they could
understand. Young readers everywhere are glad he did.
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