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EDINBURGH & THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
For Kids
This Is Edinburgh
• M. Sasek
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
First published in 1958, this is a facsimile edition of Sasek's charming original portrait of the city, its culture, attractions and spirit for young readers.
(SCT106, $17.95) |
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Great Northern?, A Scottish Adventure of Swallows and Amazons
• Arthur Ransome
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The last in a series of 12 sailing adventures for youngsters, originally published in the 1947 and wonderfully literate. In this tale the youngsters Dick and Dorethea Callum get mixed up with a villain (who is out to get the birds of the title), meet a Scottish laird and have a blast aboard the cutter Sea Bear. Based on his own travels, Ransome's tales mix adventure, seamanship and lots of local lore. Ransome (1884-1967), who also wrote travel accounts and transcribed Russian fairy tales, was a foreign correspondent for the Manchester Guardian.
(SCT78, $14.95) |
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Mary, Bloody Mary
• Carolyn Meyer
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An unusually generous portrayal of the young Mary Tudor, nicknamed "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant subjects. Popular young-adult author Meyer richly recreates the Tudor era and its religious conflicts for audiences ages 11 and up.
(GBR333, $6.99) |
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Ring of Bright Water, A Trilogy
• Gavin Maxwell
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
One of the great wildlife stories, published in a new omnibus edition by David R. Godine and faturing Maxwell's orginal drawings, this magical book weaves together the Scottish otter stories from Gavin Maxwell's three non-fiction books, Ring of Bright Water (1960), The Rocks Remain (1963), and Raven Meet Thy Brother (1969). Maxwell was also talented as an artist, and his sinuous line drawings of these amphibious and engaging creatures, and the homes they occupied, illustrate his story. This book stands as a lasting tribute to a man, his work, and his passion. It was received and has endured as a classic for its portrait not only of otters but also of a man who endured heartaches and disappointments, whose life embodied both greatness and tragedy. He writes with rare eloquence about his birth, his devotion to the beloved Scottish highlands, and the wildlife he loved.
(SCT17, $18.95) |
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The Queen's Own Fool
• Robert J. Harris
• Jane Yolen
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
This excellent historical young adult novel relates the life of Mary Queen of Scots as witnessed by her jester, a spunky orphan named Nicola. Following Nicola (and Mary) from France to Scotland, the authors expertly recreate an era of intrigue, nationalist conflicts and entrenched class divisions.
(SCT55, $7.99) |
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