'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely destined to be just as successful' Julian Norton
From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been central to the human story. Since our our Neolithic ancestors' first forays into sheep-rearing nearly 11,000 years ago, these remarkable animals have fed us, clothed us, changed our diet and language and financed the conquest of large swathes of the earth.

Sally Coulthard weaves this fascinating story into a vivid and colourful tapestry of engaging anecdotes and extraordinary ovine facts, whose multiple strands celebrate just how pivotal these woolly animals are to almost every aspect of human society and culture.

This title was published also in the United States under the title Follow the Flock.

'A snappy, stimulating book, and certainly not just for shepherds' Mail on Sunday

'Full of fascinating social history' Independent

'You won't look at a sheep in the same way again' Country Living

• We started tracking this book on September 29, 2020.
• This book was £6.02 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 16 times in the past 1,960 days.
• The current price of this book is £5.03 last checked 6 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is £1.19.
• The lowest price to date was £1.19 last reached on December 26, 2025.
• This book has been £1.19 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was £7.99 last reached on October 14, 2024.
• This book has been £7.99 one time since we started tracking it.

• Science & MathsNature & Ecology

• Publication Date: August 6, 2020
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 237 Pages
• File Size: 164 KB