Sheep of fools : --a song cycle for five voices / Sue Coe & Judith Brody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coe, Sue, 1951- artist, author.

Brody, J. A. (Judith A.), 1941- author.

Contributor:

Beauchamp, Monte, editor, book designer, art director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sheep--Poetry.

Sheep.

Animal industry--Poetry.

Animal industry.

Animal welfare--Poetry.

Animal welfare.

Genre:

Poetry.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

32 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First Fantagraphics books edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2005.

Summary:

Describes the desperate and cruel economic phenomenon of 'live transport' (sheep being transported across oceans to be slaughtered), orchestrated by Sue Coe's powerful images. Coe's illustrations don't shy away from the brutality of her story, with images of sheep shearing, 'beast pillars and war mongering; sheep truck tip over on the highway, sheep and cattle are herded into tiny containers, ships burn and sink. Coe also gives accurate depictions of kosher/Muslim slaughter techniques, providing brutal insight into this little-known industry.

"In a storybook format, Coe details the horrific conditions of the sheep industry. The book begins with a series of annotated songs complete with rhyming couplets: "Song of the Medieval Shepherd," "Song of the Venture Capitalist" and finally "Song of the Modern Shepherd," all describing the processes and economies behind the slaughter of sheep. The middle section is taken up with the gory details of the ocean and land transportation of the herds, including near-Biblical accounts of sinking ships and tens of thousands of drowned sheep. The last stop is the slaughter and serving of the animals."--Publisher's Weekly.

Notes:

"A Blab! picto-novelette."

ISBN:

1560976608

9781560976608

OCLC:

86172639