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| katie morag setting: Katie Morag's Island Stories Mairi Hedderwick, 2019-02-07 Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! Whether she's posting parcels to the wrong addresses, helping Grannie Island with a winning sheep, having problems with a troublesome ted or dealing with her naughty big boy cousins, Katie Morag is always up to something. Here are four delightful stories - a treat for all Katie Morag fans. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag Delivers the Mail Mairi Hedderwick, 1997 Little Katie is charged with delivering the mail, but a fall in the water obliterates the addresses. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers Mairi Hedderwick, 1997 Grannie Island and Granma Mainland are like chalk and cheese - but ever resourceful Katie Morag finds an un-ewe-sual way of helping them understand each other better. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag and the New Pier Mairi Hedderwick, 1997 One of a series of picture books featuring the ever-resourceful Katie Morag and her family and friends on the Isle of Struay. When workmen arrive to build a new pier, everyone looks forward to the changes it will bring to island life - and Katie has a special contribution of her own to make. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag and the Wedding Mairi Hedderwick, 1997 Everyone is buzzing with pre-wedding excitement on the Isle of Struay - everyone except Grannie Island. Can Katie Morag cheer her up in time for the big day?. |
| katie morag setting: More Katie Morag Island Stories Mairi Hedderwick, 2019-02-07 Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! Katie Morag is back again! Whether she is getting excited about the new pier, trying to cheer up Grannie Island in time for Granma Mainland's big day, singing naughty songs at the Grand Concert or solving riddles to get back in everyone's good books, Katie Morag is always up to something! This beautiful gift book brings together four more exciting Katie Morag adventures, and is a perfect companion volume to Katie Morag's Island Stories. |
| katie morag setting: The Big Katie Morag Storybook Mairi Hedderwick, 2000 Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! This lavish book is packed with brand-new stories and poems featuring favourite characters from Katie Morag's island home. Whether she's trying to keep the secret of Baking Day from her little brother Liam, befriending a baby seal with the Holiday Children, or even smoothing out troubles between her two very different grannies, Katie Morag is always at the heart of this island and its special way of life. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins Mairi Hedderwick, 2010 A classic Katie Morag story with a fresh new look in a gorgeous large format |
| katie morag setting: The Katie Morag Treasury Mairi Hedderwick, 2019-03-07 Join Katie Morag McColl and her family on the Isle of Struay in this beautiful gift collection of classic stories. There are many adventures to be had on the Isle of Struay. There's her mum and dad's Shop and Post Office, Grannie Island's house across the bay, the dancing classes at the hall - and just wait till the mischevious Big Boy Cousins come to visit - they're lots of fun! Also included in this new collection are six folk tales, as featured in the popular CBeebies series, specially illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick for the show, and exclusively printed in this collection. So grab your jumper, don your wellies and discover the delights of Struay! Katie Morag lives the life that country dreams are made of Independent |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag and the Dancing Class Mairi Hedderwick, 2010 Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! Everyone is excited about the new ballet and tap classes. Everyone, that is, except Katie Morag! But the two grandmothers have decided - she will go to ballet and she will wear a frilly skirt! What is Katie Morag going to do? |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag of Course! Mairi Hedderwick, 2003 Those who have loved the Katie Morag picture books will be delighted to see that Struay's endearing heroine is back in this collection of three ilustrated stories for older children - ideal for building reading confidence. In Saturday Sweets Katie Morag and Liam can't decide which sweets to give Granny Island as a present but they do decide that the best way to make up their minds is to taste all the sweets themselves. In The Pony and the Hamster Katie Morag is thrilled when Granny Island gets a pony called Eriska, but Katie and her friend Agnes soon find out that looking after a pet is a big responsibility. And in The Camping Holiday Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins find themselves stranded by the tide but luckily Eriska is on hand to save the day. |
| katie morag setting: The Second Katie Morag Storybook Mairi Hedderwick, 2000 This second collection of stories, poems and things to do features everyone's favourite little girl from the Isle of Struay, Katie Morag McColl. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag and the Riddles Mairi Hedderwick, 2010 Katie Morag is in a terrible mood. Her bad temper gets everyone in trouble with the teacher, who gives them some tricky riddles to solve for homework. Can Katie solve the riddles and get back in everyone's good books? |
| katie morag setting: The Wee Seal Janis Mackay, 2022-10-06 The lyrical story of a tender relationship between a young boy and wild baby seal, set on Scotland's Orkney Islands. Jamie has been watching the wee seal that lives on the beach. At night the wee seal cuddles up to its mother. In the morning she goes out to sea and leaves it alone like a strange white stone on the sand. One day tourists come and crowd the wee seal but Jamie knows just what to do to protect it until its mother comes back... |
| katie morag setting: To the Edge of the World Julia Green, 2018 A beautifully written tale of courage, friendship, and survival.Imagine a tiny island far out in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. On some days, you can hardly see where the sea ends and the land begins, everything merged in a blue-grey mist of sea spray and wind-blown sand. There is nothing between here and America. I say nothing, but what Imean, of course, is nothing but ocean. And about sixty-five kilometres out to sea, one last remote outcrop of islands and sea stacks, with the highest sea cliffs anywhere in the UK - St Kilda. Distant, desolate, and difficult to reach. The islands at the edge of the world . . . |
| katie morag setting: The Secret Keeper Kate Morton, 2013-07-16 A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title. |
| katie morag setting: Suitable Precautions Laura Boudreau, 2011-10-18 When a woman discovers a fortune in the attic, she begins a pilgrimage that takes her to the knife-edge between blessing and curse. Two fatherless children think Mr. Crisander is nothing more than the creepy next-door neighbor—until they nearly kill his pot-bellied pig and learn the secrets of his past. A young girl talks about grade six, stealing cigarettes, and her sister's no-food diet while being photographed by an Internet pornographer. The stories of Suitable Precautions are fresh and haunting, resonant with the bitter beauty of lives derailed, reclaimed, celebrated, and questioned. By turns funny and absurd, unexpected and devastating, these stories reveal the strange and tenuous bonds between people in love, marriage, and friendship. Laura Boudreau's work has been published in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland. She lives in London, England, where she works in publishing. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag And The Birthdays Mairi Hedderwick, 2019-05-30 Katie Morag is desperate for it to be her birthday, but as she soon discovers, there are plenty of other birthdays to be celebrated on Struay both before and after hers. Find out what excitements are in store for Katie Morag and her Two Grandmothers on their special day . . . |
| katie morag setting: Rusty's Train Ride: For tablet devices Heather Amery, 2013-05-15 Young children will love finding out what happens when Rusty the dog goes for a train ride in this charming short story specially written, with the help of language experts, to ensure new readers succeed in their first attempts. Exclusive ebook material includes a map of Apple Tree Farm, showing all of the places mentioned in the story. Don't forget to spot the Little Yellow Duck on every double page. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet. Usborne farmyard tales are delightful short stories superbly illustrated and in easy language, just right for the children who are just beginning to read... if you have a child in the age group of two to five, you can be sure that they are going to love these books. - A Spoonful of Ideas |
| katie morag setting: The Train Ride June Crebbin, 1999-09 A journey on a train provides excitement, nice scenery, and pleasant anticipation. |
| katie morag setting: Philosophy for Young Children Berys Gaut, Morag Gaut, 2013-03-01 With this book, any teacher can start teaching philosophy to children today! Co-written by a professor of philosophy and a practising primary school teacher, Philosophy for Young Children is a concise, practical guide for teachers. It contains detailed session plans for 36 philosophical enquiries - enough for a year’s work - that have all been successfully tried, tested and enjoyed with young children from the age of three upwards. The enquiries explore a range of stimulating philosophical questions about fairness, the environment, friendship, inclusion, sharing, right and wrong, manners, beauty, pictures, the emotions, dreaming and reality. All the stories, drawings and photographs that you’ll need to carry out the enquiries are provided and can be used with your children directly from the book. Each step-by step enquiry includes: The philosophical topic and the aim of the enquiry The stimuli you’ll need Questions to ask the children Possible answers to help move the discussion forward Ideas to help you summarise and extend the enquiry. If you are an Early Years or primary school teacher, this complete resource will enable you to introduce philosophy to your children quickly and with confidence. |
| katie morag setting: The Winter That Made Us Kate Field, 2018-09-20 Readers LOVE Kate's captivating tales: 'This emotional rollercoaster has magical moments and is a feelgood read, perfect for the Christmas season' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A beautiful, poignant story' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Emotional and uplifting - loved it!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This book is absolutely beautifully written . . . A wonderful read that you won't want to put down!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Another great read by Kate Field! I thoroughly enjoyed the novel . . . Thank you for a wonderful, heart-warming romance' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ _______________ When Tess finds herself unexpectedly alone and back in Ribblemill, the childhood village she thought she'd escaped, she's sure she can survive a temporary stay. She's spent a lifetime making the best of things, hasn't she? Determined to throw herself into village life, Tess starts a choir and gathers a team of volunteers to restore the walled garden at Ramblings, the local stately home. Everything could be perfect, if she weren't sharing a cottage and a cat with a man whose manner is more prickly than the nettles she's removing . . . As winter approaches, Tess finds herself putting down her own roots as fast as she's pulling them up in the garden. But the ghosts of the past hover close by, and Tess must face them if she's to discover whether home is where her heart has been all along. ______________ A fabulously festive romance brimming with special moments, ideal to curl up with and lose yourself in! Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Heidi Swain. Don't miss Kate's escapist tales of love and friendship, A Place to Begin Again and The Truth About You, Me and Us, out now! |
| katie morag setting: Sea Change Mairi Hedderwick, 2009 In Sea Change, writer and illustrator Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-week summer voyage from the east to the west of Scotland in the antique teak, 26-foot long cruising yacht The Anassa, sailing through the Caledonian Canal and visiting, among others, Loch Linnhe, Loch Etive, Lochs Ailort, Moidart, Nevis and Leven. Filled with frank and fresh observations on life, land and seascape and augmented with her own drawings, fold-out watercolors and observations on everything from the history of landscape painting in Scotland, the Highland issues, her own sea fears, to the shipping forecast and fish farming, this is an exquisite account of a wonderful journey around Scotland. |
| katie morag setting: Utterly Me, Clarice Bean Lauren Child, 2005-03-03 When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective. |
| katie morag setting: Katie Morag Of Course! Mairi Hedderwick, 2012-06-30 Those who have loved the Katie Morag picture books will be delighted to see that Struay's endearing heroine is back in this collection of three ilustrated stories for older children - ideal for building reading confidence. In Saturday Sweets Katie Morag and Liam can't decide which sweets to give Granny Island as a present but they do decide that the best way to make up their minds is to taste all the sweets themselves. In The Pony and the Hamster Katie Morag is thrilled when Granny Island gets a pony called Eriska, but Katie and her friend Agnes soon find out that looking after a pet is a big responsibility. And in The Camping Holiday Katie Morag and the Big Boy Cousins find themselves stranded by the tide but luckily Eriska is on hand to save the day. |
| katie morag setting: Stig of the Dump Clive King, 2010-06-03 One day, Barney, a solitary little boy, falls into a chalk pit and lands in a sort of cave, where he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' - whom he names him Stig. And together they enjoy some extraordinary adventures. A much-loved classic story. |
| katie morag setting: Hetty Feather Jacqueline Wilson, 2009-11-10 London, 1876. Hetty Feather is a tiny, fiery-haired baby when her mother leaves her on the steps of the Foundling Hospital. Sent to live with a foster family in the country until she is big enough to go to school, Hetty plays vivid imaginary games with her foster brothers. Together they sneak off to visit the travelling circus, and Hetty is mesmerised by the show - especially the stunning Madame Adeline and her performing horses. But Hetty's happiness is threatened when she must return to the Foundling Hospital to begin her education. The cruel matrons' strict regime is a terrible struggle for Hetty, and she desperately misses her beloved foster brother, Jem. But now she has the chance to find her real mother. Could she really be Madame Adeline? Or will the truth be even more surprising? An original, compelling and utterly fascinating tale from one of the most beloved writers of our time, and now a major CBBC series. |
| katie morag setting: Grace and Family Mary Hoffman, 2012-08-01 To Grace, family has always meant her Ma, her Nana and her cat Paw-Paw, but in all her school reading books families have a mother and a father, a boy and a girl, and a dog and a cat. So when Papa invites her to visit him in the Gambia, she dreams of finding a family straight out of one of her story books. But, when she arrives, she finds that her father has a new family. She has a little sister and a baby brother, and even a dog, but the mother is the wrong one she thinks. Although she has a lovely time, she feels as though there isn't enough of her to go around and that she can't manage two families. It is her Nana who helps Grace realise that families are what you make them, just like stories. A warm and delightful follow-up to the international bestseller and modern classic, Amazing Grace, this is an important story for all families and children today. |
| katie morag setting: Goose on the Loose Phil Roxbee Cox, 2006 This series of early reading books uses phonic repetition to help children learn to read. Children who have just learned to read can enjoy the lively stories with very little guidance from an adult, gaining the experience and enthusiasm they need to become fully confident readers. |
| katie morag setting: Big Pig on a Dig Jenny Tyler, Phil Roxbee Cox, 2006-12 |
| katie morag setting: Hairy Hettie Polly Lawson, 2012 The second, brilliantly funny, story about Hettie the loveable highland cow |
| katie morag setting: The Caledonian Companion Alastair Hardie, 2009-08-01 An internationally acclaimed collection of Scottish fiddle music and a guide to its performance by renowned Scottish fiddler Alastair J. Hardie. Contains an in-depth literary and pictorial survey of Scottish fiddling and 112 melodies with historical notes and substantial accompanying tutorial explanations such as bowing, fingering, phrasing, ornamentation, etc. Many of the authentic Scottish tunes is this book are not available in any other collection. The tunes at the beginning of the book assume a command of basic skills in playing and reading. Bowing, fingering and ornamentation peculiar to this music are then progressively introduced, equipping the player eventually with the technical know-how for tackling anything from Tullochgoram to the President. All the common major and minor keys are dealt with in turn and a system of fingering charts has been included to introduce them. Suggested bowings are included with the admonition that players with enough experience should decide on their own interpretation. The Caledonian Companion will appeal to the solo fiddler, the folk enthusiast, the devotee of traditional Scottish music and the classical violinist wanting to broaden his or her horizons. This set includes the associated album, Fiddler's Companion CD, illustrating tunes from this book. Featuring Tom Anderson, Aly Bain, Angus Grant, Alastair Hardie, Bill Hardie, Hector MacAndrew, Donald Stewart, playing the repertoire with which they are particularly associated: Aly Bain brilliant hornpipes and reels; Angus Grant West Highland pipe-derived style; Tom Anderson tunes of his native Shetland; Bill Hardie and Hector MacAndrew - some of their own compositions. Digitally re-mastered. 15 tracks. Running time 47:25 mins. |
| katie morag setting: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle Rumer Godden, 2018-06-21 A re-imagined Grimm tale illustrated by Katie Morag creator Mairi Hedderwick |
| katie morag setting: Katie Meets the Impressionists James Mayhew, 1999 While visiting the art museum with her grandmother, Katie has a fantastic adventure going into and becoming part of the pictures she sees. |
| katie morag setting: Adventures of Captain Bobo R. D. Dikstra, 2017-10-26 |
| katie morag setting: The Wool-pack , 1951 In England in 1493, Nicholas, the son of a wealthy wool merchant, manages to unmask a plot designed to ruin his father's business. |
| katie morag setting: Written for Children John Rowe Townsend, 1996 This is a brief, readable account of English prose fiction for children from its beginning main streams of development and includes the 'Courtesy Books' of a later age, and the work of the remarkable John Newbery in the eighteenth century. The nineteenth century which began with Mrs. Sherwood's The Fairchild Family - 'designed to strike the fear of hellfire into every child's soul' - later saw the works of Lewis Carroll, Stevenson, Henty and the development of the school story from 'Tom Brown' to 'Stalky.'--Book Jacket. |
| katie morag setting: A Time to Read Mary Ruth Wilkinson, Heidi Wilkinson Teel, 2000-06 In a Time to Read, Mary Ruth K. Wilkinson and her daughter, Heidi Wilkinson Teel, have compiled a helpful guide to children's books. More than bibliography A TIME TO READ also includes essays on the nature of children, families, literature and story--and how these hold together in a Christian life, reflecting Mary Ruth's 30 years' experience teaching a literary and Christian approach to children's books. |
| katie morag setting: Teaching Literacy through Drama Patrice Baldwin, Kate Fleming, 2003-08-29 This book provides teachers of children at Key Stages 1 and 2 with a much-needed source of exciting and creative drama-based activities, designed to improve literacy. As useful for the drama novice as for the busy literacy co-ordinator, these flexible activities are designed to help teachers meet National Curriculum and National Literacy Strategy (NLS) requirements, particularly through speaking and listening. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 looks at literacy and the power of drama as a 'brain-friendly' medium for teaching and learning. Part 2 contains ten structured, practical units of work, each based on a different story, poem, play or traditional tale or rhyme and each linked directly to the requirements and objectives of the NLS and the QCA objectives for speaking and listening. Part 3 contains photocopiable Literacy Support Sheets for teachers to use and adapt for their own classroom needs. All units of work have been tried and tested by the authors, giving teachers a springboard from which to enhance and extend their literacy lessons, and engage the imagination of their pupils. The book is also the ideal resource for student teachers. |
| katie morag setting: Reading and Responding Denise Ryan, 2014-01-01 Introduce students to literary texts to help them become active and enthusiastic readers! This practical resource provides experienced and novice teachers with a variety of literature that can be implemented into the elementary classroom. Background information and fiction book recommendations are provided for key topics. From alphabet books to poetry, chapter books to read-alouds, this teacher-friendly resource is a must-have! |
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