The Herd Boy

by Niki Daly

Book Overview

"Pweew Pweew " Malusi's shrill whistling drives the sheep out of grandfather's kraal. By the time they reach the grazing slopes, the earth is hot beneath his bare feet.
He keeps the sheep and goats from straying towards the deep donga, which is easy to fall into but hard to climb out of. You have to be awake, and you have to be brave, to be a herd boy.

Malusi is a herd boy. It is a big job for a small boy, yet he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802854176
• ISBN13: 9780802854179
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.5" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5