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Summary: This is a book to be happy with.
Review: I gave this book 5 stars. This is because as you read it you come to know the people of the Dales. Each one has a distinct personality. It most definately sets a higher standard for writers of the future.
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Summary: Great book touch all hearts young and old.
Review: Great book for all ages. Show the love between a vet and his patients. James hariot master at bring the human and animal race together.
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Summary: You will read this again and again!!
Review: James Alfred Wight, under the pysdonim James Harriot, delivers a heartwarming tale of life in the english countryside as a veterinarian. I laughed unctollably, sighed, read and re-read this book, and still do on an almost daily basis.God bless you Alf, whereever you are!!!
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Summary: Wonderful, charming book
Review: This is the first of a series of sort-of-autobiographical books written by "James Herriot," a real-life country veterinarian in Yorkshire, England. The first book covers his arrival in "Darrowby" in 1937, when new research and new technology were just beginning to change both farming and veterinary medicine. We meet James' boss, Siegfried Farnon, and Siegfried's fun but irresponsible brother Tristan, as well as a wide variety of local farmers and pet owners. As good as the BBC series is, the books are so much more. I think readers of any age (these books are perfectly suitable for older grade school age children) who like animals will enjoy the stories here, as will anyone with an interest in English country life, or stories of days gone by.
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Summary: Heart Warming Stories for animal lovers
Review: All Creatures Great and Small is a wonderful, witty, poignant collection of stories about Veterinary life in the thirties. The stories are full of rich detail, wonderful humor, and great respect for the animals and the people who care for them. The book gives you an idea of what it was like for people in that difficult time before WWII, when England was very depressed, and medical care was just moving beyond the folklore age. Yet, the stoic people of the Yorkshire Dales keep their humor, and their stiff upper lips in a trying time. I would recommend this book for readers of all ages, including intelligent older children, as there are no really objectional passages. One of my favorite booksof all time, it made me want to become a Veterinarian.
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Summary: This book is for animal lovers everywhere.
Review: If you ever plan on being a vet or maybe just a scientist, you have to read this book. I like it a lot because James Herriot brings out the more enjoyable side of veterinairy medicine. It's definetly a book that was too hard to put down. It has a lot of stories about cows for all those Beef lovers out there. Jeremy T.
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Summary: Warm, Touching and Always Insightful
Review: James "Jems" Herriot provides the reader with a look into a bygone age in the North of England when the science of veterinary medicine was on the cusp of modernity. His recounts of not only his experience with animals, but with his employer, Siegfried, and his pursuit of female companionship are so sweet and funny that I often found myself smiling from sheer pleasure. I would have loved to have met this gentle-man and gotten an eyeful of his borrowed black patent leather dancing slippers with their silk bows!Luckily, on cable TV, is Animal Planet where there is weekly series that provides a glimpse into present day vets in England, Vets in Practice, and complements Herriot's writings well and gives visualizations to many of the same situations in which Herriot found himself, e.g. difficult cow births. I admire the dedication of these country vets and feel priviledged to have been given such a wonderful look into this man's life. I cried when I finished it- I am such a sap, I know... I look forward to reading the other titles in this series.
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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read!
Review: The book is very kind, very human, perceptive and responsive. It creates goodness in a man what I think is one of the great tasks of art. I thank for excellent Czech translation.
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Summary: Long But Good
Review: Monique Gammon Sunnyvale C.A. 6/5/98 The book All Creatures Great and smallby James herriot was not my first pick. Infact it was my last choice but because ai was absent on the day my class handed them out I was stuck with it. My first impression was "Great now I have to read this fat old thick book" I wasn't to happy. But, after reading the second chapter I started to enjoy it. By the middle of the book I couldn't put it down. What I enjoyed most about it was the love story and the struggle Mr. Herriot had with his boss. For a person that dosen't enjoy reading this probebley wouldn't be the best book for you. It is a realy good book with ggreat stories. One sujestion to you is to organize your time so you don't end up breadig the whole book in one week. Because if you do that you won't get the full affect of the book. PS."Try not to judge a book by it's thickness" The movie Titanic was a long movie but a great one at the sametime.
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Summary: The book was interesting but could keep boring at times.
Review: The book that my group read was called All Creatures Great and Small by this surgeon named James Herriot. The book was not the best book in the world and it did get boring at a lot of times but I did manage to read all of it. It was interesting to see a man work so hard to take care of all kinds of different animals. The funny part was when he was looking for a lady for him. If you do love animals and find living on a farm interesting then go ahead and read this book I am not going to stop you at all. It wasn't my kind of book though.
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