Why Sheep? Because sheep have lambs. Because sheep are soft and fuzzy and can't kill you with a kick or a butt. Because sheep are easy companions who require little beyond understanding. Because the wool sheep produce can be used for everything. Because a flock of sheep will convert your straggly `back 40' into a lovely lawn. Because a leg of lamb stuffed with garlic and rosemary and slow roasted in your kitchen on a winter's afternoon will bring you to the apex of culinary achievement. And finally, because as you sit in the hay on a spring morning with a warm, dry lamb sleeping in your arms and a watchful ewe breathing in your ear, you'll realize hat you've grown unwilling to live without sheep.

With full-colour photographs and information on everything from feeding lambs to gathering wool - this is the ultimate guide.

Hardback, 238 pages