Katie Morag And The Grand Concert
$26.49
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2010
Summary
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!
Every year on the Isle of Struay, there is a grand concert, where the islanders play fiddles, recite poetry, and sing and dance in front of their friends and neighbours. This is a major social event in a small community like Struay. Katie Morag is very excited indeed, and she plans to sing her favourite song. Arriving for the concert too, are Katie Mora…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849410878 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849410879 |
| Author: | Mairi Hedderwick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox Picture Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 291mm x 218mm x 4mm |
| Series: | Katie Morag |
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About The Author
Mairi Hedderwick
Mairi Hedderwick, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, was a teacher before becoming a children’s book illustrator. As an author and illustrator, she created her most popular character, Katie Morag, in 1984. Katie Morag’s home on the fictional Hebridean island of Struay is inspired by Hedderwick’s lifelong association with the Isle of Coll.
In 2013, Katie Morag joined Cbeebies with a successful TV series. Mairi Hedderwick has also written and illustrated many other books for children and adults, all set against the backdrop of the Highlands and Islands. She was awarded an Honorary Degree from Stirling University in 2003 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to writing and illustration in Scotland, especially for children.
Her illustrated adult books include An Eye on the Hebrides, a record of a six-month journey through the islands of western Scotland; Highland Journey, which follows in the footsteps of Victorian writer and artist John T Reid; Sea Change, logging the passage of the yacht Anassa through the Caledonian Canal; Shetland Rambles, an illustrated journey with John T Reid; and The Last Laird of Coll, a memoir of Kenneth Stewart, the last laird of Coll.
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