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Singing Street, The    Singing Street, The
ISBN:9781841830131
Category: Children's, Scottish Culture
Author: James T. R. Ritchie
Publication Date: August 2000
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis: The Singing Street is a magical collection of Scottish children’s street games, rhymes, sayings and Hallowe’en ploys from the early twentieth century.    
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Macbeth And All That    Macbeth And All That
ISBN:9781841585741
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: August 2007
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Journey back to the dark ages where the throne is splattered in blood and death lurks in every corner. Chilling and gory Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.


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William Wallace And All That    William Wallace And All That
ISBN:9781841584980
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: June 2006
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: reprinting

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Synopsis:

Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining. Bursting with brilliant illustrations, this book will have you shouting ’Freedom!’ after every page!


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Rob Roy And All That    Rob Roy And All That
ISBN:9781841585727
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: August 2007
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Follow Rob’s quest through glens, dungeons and river rapids as his enemies close in for the kill . . . Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

        
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1314 And All That    1314 And All That
ISBN:9781841580517
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Scoular Anderson
Publication Date: January 2000
Format: PB
Price: £4.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
Was Bannockburn a cake? How Bonnie was Prince Charlie? And . . . wha’s like us? All too often books on Scottish history ignore the central questions about our past. This situation has finally been changed with the arrival of Scoular Anderson’s book . . .     
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Janet Reachfar and the Kelpie    Janet Reachfar and the Kelpie
ISBN:9781841582108
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Jane Duncan
Publication Date: January 2002
Format: PB
Price: £4.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A haunting story from Jane Duncan’s series about a little girl called Janet, illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick.

    
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Robert Burns And All That    Robert Burns And All That
ISBN:9781841585734
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: August 2007
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Join Burns’s quest to rescue a lost musical treasure - and get chased by ghouls as he explores the dark side of life. Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.


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Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That    Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That
ISBN:9781841584966
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: June 2006
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Stuffed with superb illustrations, this brilliant book will have you bounding through the heather on an exciting escapade with Bonnie Prince Charlie! Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

        
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Herself and Janet Reachfar    Herself and Janet Reachfar
ISBN:9781841582092
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Jane Duncan
Publication Date: June 2002
Format: PB
Price: £4.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Jane Duncan’s stories of a little girl called Janet and her life on ’Reachfar’ farm are evocatively illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick and have become children’s classics.

    
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Bairn’s Sang and Other Poems, A    Bairn’s Sang and Other Poems, A
ISBN:9781873644980
Category: Poetry, Children's
Author: William Soutar
Publication Date: August 2007
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Columba And All That    Columba And All That
ISBN:9781841585710
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: September 2007
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Witness magic and miracles as Columba confronts the Loch Ness Monster and mysterious painted warriors. Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

        
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Janet Reachfar and Chickabird    Janet Reachfar and Chickabird
ISBN:9781841582085
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Jane Duncan
Publication Date: January 2002
Format: PB
Price: £4.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

The third of Jane Duncan’s stories about a little girl growing up on a remote Highland farm with her dog, Fly, her sometimes fierce grandmother, Herself, and her special friends, the farmhands, George and Tom.

    
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1745 and All That    1745 and All That
ISBN:9781841581293
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Scoular Anderson
Publication Date: January 2001
Format: PB
Price: £4.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:
After the huge success of 1314 and All That, Scoular Anderson turns his inimitable style to the Highlands, focusing on key areas of Highland history from the earliest times to the present day.
    
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Golden City    Golden City
ISBN:9781873644973
Category: Scottish Culture, Children's
Author: James T. R. Ritchie
Publication Date: August 1999
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis: A celebration of children at play. The Scottish games collected here by Ritchie are a universal representation of childhood, recognised by adults and children everywhere.


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Bairn Rhymes    Bairn Rhymes
ISBN:9781873644850
Category: Poetry, Children's
Author: J. K. Annand
Publication Date: August 2007
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Mary, Queen Of Scots And All That    Mary, Queen Of Scots And All That
ISBN:9781841584997
Category: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's
Author: Allan Burnett
Publication Date: September 2006
Format: PB
Price: £2.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining. Crowned with exciting illustrations, this book is a heartbreaking royal romance that will leave you laughing your head off. One of eight volumes of the 'And All That' series.


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Our City    Our City
ISBN:9781846970900
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Our City (Various)
Publication Date: November 2008
Format: PB
Price: £5.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis: The first in a new series of OneCity books this is a cracking collection of specially commissioned stories for upper primary school children, by ten of the best Scottish children’s writers.
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Think Me Back    Think Me Back
ISBN:9781899863785
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Catherine Forde
Publication Date: January 2001
Format: PB
Price: £5.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A supernatural mystery based on the Clydebank Blitz and written for 9–12 year old readers. Pete's whole family has suddenly and unexpectedly moved from London to Scotland and in their new house he hears unexplained voices. He meets new friends in the abandoned air raid shelter in the back garden but gradually realises that all is not as it seems.


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Sookin' Berries    Sookin' Berries
ISBN:9781841587783
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Jess Smith
Publication Date: September 2008
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A collection of stories for younger readers from the author of Jessie's Journey, Jess Smith.


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Stone Men, The    Stone Men, The
ISBN:9781899863792
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Murray Herbert
Publication Date: January 2001
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

A fantastical adventure story for 9–11 year old readers, set on the Ardnamurchan peninsula a hundred years ago. Kirsten is determined to solve the disappearance of some of the crofters’ animals. But never did she think she would fall into an adventure so strange as the one she finds, so close to the peace of her home.


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Finding, The    Finding, The
ISBN:9781899863877
Category: Children's Fiction, Children's
Author: Catherine Forde
Publication Date: January 2002
Format: PB
Price: £5.99
Stock Status: in stock

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Synopsis:

Sometimes Roddy Fisher doesn’t understand his mum. Not only is she refusing to let him watch telly, but she’s also expecting him to read some musty old books from a jumble sale. But one of them is no ordinary book, and it draws Roddy into a mysterious adventure with a boy called Barley.


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