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Designed for children of at pre-school and primary level
right through to Higher Still, these books combine imaginative text
and delightful illustration to bring Scots language reading into
both home and school.
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A
Moose in the Hoose: A Scots Counting Book
James Robertson and Matthew Fitt
This is a counting book with a difference. In A Moose in the
Hoose Karen Sutherlands comical and endearing illustrations bring
numbers to life. Busy beasties and humorous rhyming couplets
illustrate each number from 1 to 20, not to mention 'hunners' and
'thoosans'..
Age Range: Pre-School and early primary
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The
Compact Coo - The Itchy Coo Audio Collection
Various Contributors
A much asked-for resource for the classroom, this CD contains
extracts from the entire Itchy Coo series - material from currently
available titles as well as those to be published later in
2003.
Age range: 5-15
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Double
Heider - Twa Novellas in Scots
Loon by Sheena Blackhall
The Girnin Gates by Hamish MacDonald
These two novellas on related themes but very different in
approach and narrative voice are bound back to back or
heelstergowdie, the Scots for back to front or head over heels
Age range: 13+
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King
o the Midden - Manky Mingin Rhymes in Scots
Edited by Matthew Fitt and James Robertson
Illustrated by Bob Dewar
Are the contents of this poetry book sweet and safe? No. They
come with a health warning: if you dont like to read about things
that are rude, scunnersome, surreal, bizarre or just plain daft,
King o the Midden is probably not for you.
Age Range: 8-12
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The Smoky Smirr o Rain: A Scots
Anthology
Matthew Fitt and James Robertson
This packed anthology contains a vast selection of literature in
Scots. From the Renaissance Makars to contemporary authors,
together with work in translation from a number of different
languages, it gathers into one volume writers as diverse as Robert
Henryson, William Dunbar, Robert Fergusson, Robert Burns, Jean
Elliot, Walter Scott, Hugh MacDiarmid, Liz Lochead, Charles
Baudelaire and Feodor Dostoevsky, as well as some of the finest
anonymous ballads and songs ever composed.
Age Range: 15+
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Tam O
Shanter's Big Night Oot
Matthew Fitt and James Robertson
This collection of eight plays has been conceived and written by
teachers and pupils from all over Scotland. Taking a poem, story or
historical event as its starting-point, each piece retells an
episode in modern Scots, using dialects and forms that reflect the
way Scots is spoken across the country today.
Age Range: 11-14
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Wee Book o Fairy Tales
Matthew Fitt and James Robertson
What better language to hear and read some of the worlds
best-loved fairy tales than Scots? For parents and teachers, the
familiarity of these tales makes them the ideal first step into
reading the language aloud, while the combination of these vibrant
stories with enchanting illustrations and simple but exciting Scots
will captivate and inspire children of all ages.
Age Range: 5+ Years
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