These are true stories, told with insight and understanding, of life on a farm in New Hampshire that became a sanctuary for any donkey who needed a home. Donkeys are thought to be humble and stubborn. They are much more than that: from Jenny who goes up an Elizabethan spiral staircase and does not want to come down, to the concern members of the herd display when one of them is ill. They celebrate the arrival of a foal and respect the authority of the mule that joins them. When she dies, they stand on her grave and bray a sad requiem on and on into the night. Thousands of years of being...
These are true stories, told with insight and understanding, of life on a farm in New Hampshire that became a sanctuary for any donkey who needed a ho...
In "The Small Green Halter" Janet Baker-Carr describes how a donkey participated in the efforts of World Wars I and II while enriching the lives of everyone who loved her. With clarity and humor, the author illuminates the bonds of affection that strengthen and sustain, even-perhaps especially- amidst the ravages of war.
Based on a true story, the book is informed by the author's deep love of animals and draws upon her experiences as a young child in rural England during World War II as well as her memories of travelling in France in 1946. "The Small Green Halter" quietly reveals how war...
In "The Small Green Halter" Janet Baker-Carr describes how a donkey participated in the efforts of World Wars I and II while enriching the lives of ev...
