In Dusty the Sheepdog, Dusty may have to leave the farm because he ca nnot do his job. But thanks to Ben's discovery, Dusty is allowed to stay and finds something he is good at.

Working dogs, such as kelpies , are very useful on the farm. If they are trained correctly they can he lp move sheep and cattle from one part of the farm to another. The farme r will use different whistles and commands depending on what the dogs ar e required to do.

Rebecca Johnson, has written more than 40 Steve Parish Story Books featuring Australian animals. Based on the 52 virtue s, including caring, honesty, forgiveness and unity, these story books a re written in the school handwriting font and are specifically targeted at beginner and emergent readers. Children love to collect each one of t hese inexpensive and colourful books.