Echo and Hush are sheepdogs, who live on a High Country sheep station, with Terry the farmer and Ngaire, his wife. Echo is a header dog, with a loud bark that echoes through the hills and brings the sheep together in the muster. Hush is an eye dog, whose silent commands work best in the yard. Together they help Terry manage his flock - until Hush begins to get very fat, and Ngaire starts keeping her in her pen. Now Terry has to depend on Echo, who finds it hard without her workmate, as she battles with the rebellious sheep. When show day comes, Echo's humiliation is complete...until she remembers how Hush made the sheep obey and tries something new.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) .

Scott Tulloch is a professional artist and illustrator who lives and works in Martinborough. V M Jones lives in Christchurch, her previous novel Buddy won the Junior Fiction and Best First Book awards in 2003 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. The Serpents of Arakesh is the first book in The Karazan Quartet.