The Little Book Of Scottish Beasties

Author : Tim Kirby
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 9781780276274
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Scottish Beasties written by Tim Kirby and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland is renowned for the huge range of its wildlife, which comes in all shapes and sizes. In this book Tim Kirby introduces 45 of them, from the iconic red deer and golden eagle to the Highland cow and ubiquitous midge. In addition, he offers his take on animals of myth and legend, such as the world-famous Loch Ness Monster and the mysteriously watery kelpies. And he also includes other creatures which may or may not be classed as animals in the conventional sense - such as the haggis (rarely seen alive but eaten every Burns Night) and even the bagpipe (surely some kind of animal given its appearance and piercing call).

Author : Belle Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957499003
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Beasties written by Belle Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tim Archbold
Publisher : Kelpies
ISBN 13 : 9780863159114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles written by Tim Archbold and published by Kelpies. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Charlie McCandlewick, who sweeps the bogle creatures of the night out from under your bed, in this charming and humorous Scottish picture book. Charlie McCandlewick is a nightsweep. But he doesn't sweep chimneys - oh no. While children are tucked up safely in their beds, Charlie takes care of the bogle creatures of the night: the Nippers and Nabbers who hide under your bed, the Croakies who flap about in closets and the Whigmaleeries who wail at windows. But once they've been safely captured in his thistle-cloth bag, what does Charlie do with all the beasties? This brilliant story from author-illustrator Tim Archbold will become a firm favorite with children and parents alike. Narrated in a hilarious, quirky style, with wonderfully illustrated beasties and bogles waiting to jump off each page, it will captivate readers until the final surprise twist.

Author : George Hendry
Publisher : Mercat Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9781841830629
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midges in Scotland written by George Hendry and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Midges in Scotland, published in 1989, rapidly topped the list of bestsellers and has continued to sell well wherever midges abound. This latest edition brings the story of biting midges up to date with new material on the Highland midge, its biology and why it bites. Written in a highly readable but informed way, it describes how and why the midge plays such a dominant role in the ecology and human culture of the Highlands, not at least in keeping the worst of human depredations under control. By understanding the ways of the midge, we humans, visitors and residents alike, should be able to enjoy the full splendours of the highland summer, without quite so many bites!

Author : Ron Butlin
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781780275574
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Scottish Rain written by Ron Butlin and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bleeters come and bleeters go, they never, never stay -if it's not raining nowmore rain is on the way.It's widely reported that Eskimos have over 50 words for snow. Given the equivalent ubiquity of rain in Britain's northern climes, it is not surprising that Scots have coined just as many (and possibly many more) expressions for the many different types of precipitation that fall from our skies.In this book Ron Butlin introduces 50 of the most colourful Scottish words for rain in humorous and memorable verse, imaginatively accompanied with illustrations by Tim Kirby.

Author : Geoff Holder
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752492969
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Book of Edinburgh written by Geoff Holder and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Book of Edinburgh is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts. Geoff Holder's new book contains historic and contemporary trivia on Edinburgh. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise. A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something you never knew. Discover the real story of Greyfriars Bobby (he was a publicity stunt), meet the nineteenth-century counterparts of our favourite modern detectives, from Jackson Brodie to John Rebus, seek out historical sites from the distant past to the Second World War, and tangle with the Tattoo and freak out with the Festival. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.

Author : Alasdair Roberts
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 9781780276380
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midges written by Alasdair Roberts and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether resident or tourist, no-one is spared from the bloodlust of Scotland's most savage insect . . .The midge does not like sunlight and thrives in the wet, so the Scottish summertime brings perfect climatic conditions for this ruthless wee beastie.This fascinating and amusing anthology of anecdotes and information about the minuscule marauder ranges from the eighteenth century to the present, covering such topics as Bonnie Prince Charlie, Queen Victoria, kilts and camping. It also includes a section on remedies and repellents, so locals and visitors can tray and enjoy the pleasures of Scotland without the pain. And if the new midge-eating machines are as good as claimed, midges may soon be a thing of the past.

Author : Michael Gardiner
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748627111
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Trocchi to Trainspotting - Scottish Critical Theory Since 1960 written by Michael Gardiner and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the course of Scottish Critical Theory since the 1960s. It provocatively argues that 'French' critical-theoretical ideas have developed in tandem with Scottish writing during this period. Its themes can be read as a breakdown in Scottish Enlightenment thinking after empire - precisely the process which permitted the rise of 'theory'.The book places within a wider theoretical context writers such as Muriel Spark, Edwin Morgan, Ian Hamilton Finlay, James Kelman, Alexander Trocchi, Janice Galloway, Alan Warner and Irvine Welsh, as well as more recent work by Alan Riach and Pat Kane, who can be seen to take the 'post-Enlightenment' narrative forward. In doing so, it draws on the work of the Scottish thinkers John Macmurray and R.D. Laing as well as the continental philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Paul Virilio.

Author : Janet Ellis
Publisher : Pegasus Books
ISBN 13 : 9781681776422
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Butcher's Hook written by Janet Ellis and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, summer 1763.At nineteen, Anne Jacob is awakened to the possibility of joy when she meets Fub, the butcher's apprentice, and begins to imagine a life of passion with him. The only daughter of well-to-do parents, Anne lives a sheltered life. Her home is a miserable place. Though her family want for nothing, her father in uncaring, her mother is ailing, and the baby brother who taught her to love is dead.Unfortunately her parents have already chosen a more suitable husband for her than Fub. But Anne is a determined young woman, with an idiosyncratic moral compass. In the matter of pursuing her own happiness, she shows no fear or hesitation. Even if it means getting a little blood on her hands.A vivid and surprising tale, The Butcher's Hook brims with the color and atmosphere of Georgian London, as seen through the eyes of a strange and memorable young woman.

Author : Lea Taylor
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750986861
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Animals, Beasties and Monsters of Scotland written by Lea Taylor and published by History Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this book are of animals, beasties and monsters that are fast and cunning and scary and big.