{"product_id":"creatures-of-the-rock-isbn-9780385682619","title":"Creatures of the Rock","description":"\u003cb\u003eA James Herriot for the 21st century recounts his adventures as a newcomer to Newfoundland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Andrew Peacock made the move from Ontario to Newfoundland, he thought he was kicking off his career as a newly qualified vetenarian with an adventure in a temporary location. It was certainly an adventure, but there was nothing temporary about it. He practiced in Newfoundland for nearly 30 years and is still living there. In fact, he has lived there so long, the locals are starting to think of him as one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Rock \u003c\/i\u003echronicles a career spent working with and getting to know a rich variety of animals and their owners, on farms, in homes and zoos, and in the wild. Andrew was the only vet for miles around. A day of practice could include anything from a Caesarian section on a cow in a blizzard to freeing a humpback whale from a trap designed for cod to capturing a polar bear after its surprise visit to a bingo parlor. And, on the human side, anything from trying to impress a surpringly large audience of farmers with your first boar castration, to taking care of a family just as well as its stricken cat, to discouraging farm hands from helping themselves to hypodermic needles. All this against the background of a domestic scene in which Andrew's wife Ingrid—also freshly qualified, as a doctor—shares the adventure of making new life, and in due course of starting a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in a series of brief, endlessly engaging stories, \u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Rock \u003c\/i\u003eis a funny, thrilling, unflinching but ultimately heartwarming narrative about the connections between people and animals, and people with each other.\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Newfoundland and Labrador Non-Fiction Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly great read about an astounding life-long adventure. Funny, heartfelt and so insightful I think I have a good shot at birthing a cow if called upon in an emergency.” —Rick Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Peacock writes with charm.\" —\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peacock’s keen ear for dialogue draws readers in and makes the stories come alive. . . . Peacock’s wry humour contributes greatly to his storytelling. . . . An ode to his adopted province and the creatures he serves in his practice. \u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with the opportunity to learn something new and be entertained at the same time.” \u003ci\u003e—Winnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Poignant and well-told.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Since 1970, when Alf Wight, under the pen name James Herriot, began his enormously successful \u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small \u003c\/i\u003eseries. . . others have tried to emulate his folksy, self-deprecating style. Peacock succeeds. His humorous anecdotes flow with an effortlessness that marks a true storyteller. . . . Downright hilarious.\" —\u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“His stories show the dark side of life as well as the charmingly light. . . . Readers will also enjoy the author’s self-deprecating humour and fondness for colourful detail in stories that illuminate his deep regard and warmth for the people and places—and animals—of his adopted province.” —\u003ci\u003eGuelph Mercury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Peacock uses humour, real-life drama to share rural Newfoundland with the world.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Southern Gazette \u003c\/i\u003e(Newfoundland)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wondrous funny. \u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for anyone who has ever loved an animal. These are astonishing stories, told with self-deprecating humour and deep affection for Newfoundland’s creatures, great and small. Andrew Peacock inspires us to be curious, renews our sense of wonder, and reminds us that home is where the creatures are. A marvel of a book.” —Jessica Grant, author of \u003ci\u003eCome, Thou Tortoise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eANDREW PEACOCK was born in Toronto and raised in the town of Kapuskasing in northern Ontario. After finishing degrees in biology at Trent University and veterinary medicine at the University of Guelph he moved with his wife to the small fishing village of Freshwater on the island of Newfoundland. As a veterinarian he worked in a mixed animal practice in rural Newfoundland from 1982 until 2010. He is now retired from clinical practice and works for the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Veterinarians. Andrew and his wife previously owned an independent bookstore named \"Waterwords\" in the town of Carbonear. His family, writing, music, photography and love of the outdoors keep him very busy and happy.","brand":"Anchor Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299786117349,"sku":"NP9780385682619","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385682619.jpg?v=1767724236","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/creatures-of-the-rock-isbn-9780385682619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}