Tip and Farmer Ted — Stephanie Williams

Tip a Border collie is a talking dog, and she tells her own story of her life on the farm with the other farm animals. She begins her story when she came to the farm as a puppy and met the other farm dogs, and began her sheepdog training to become a working dog with the farm sheep and cattle. Tip tells of how farmer Ted chose his particular sheepdogs as his farmers dogs, and how he and his wife Aggie both helped train her to become the dog she is today. In easy to understand ways Tip explains how the lambs are born right up until the time they are turned out into the fields with their mums. Her friends on the farm are Jude and Tess, the other farm dogs, they have many adventures on and off the farm, read of Tip's encounter with a chicken when she first arrived as a pup, and how Jude had pups and her fascination with them. There are lots of photos of Tip, Jude, Jess and other animals on the farm for you to enjoy, see Tip in plaster after an operation on her leg, and how she made a full recovery, there are pictures of puppies and lambs and other farm animals. Ideal fifth grade book.