Mountain Born Author:Elizabeth Yates A boy in a family of sheep farmers raises a black lamb to be leader of the flock — Life revolves around the sheep: the lambing, the docking, the shearing. The reader experiences a simpler time and way of life, a time that demands hard work but allows for reflection on life, friendship and the ways of sheep. — Peter through his caring for this mot... more »herless lamb, his character is revealed, his warmeth, compassion and caring.« less