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The story of Scotland from the Ice Age to the Vikings, the Picts and the Romans, to Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Flora Macdonald, Sir Walter Scott, Logie Baird, Keir Hardie and many more famous Scots up to the present day. Each page is packed with colourful pictures and witty captions and speech bubbles, and a pithy text gives the facts and tells the story.This is a fun book, but it covers the material in a way that will make it attractive both to schools and to tourists. With NESSIE, THE LOCH NESS MONSTER a continuing bestseller in Scotland, Richard Brassey is the perfect author/illustrator for a book that should have a long life ahead. His co-author, Stewart Ross, is an ex-teacher with a special interest in Scottish history.
About the Author
Richard Brassey's first book, HOW TO SPEAK CHIMPANZEE, brought him huge coverage and NESSIE was No.1 on the Scottish children's bestseller list in 1996. His newest book is the highly inventive novelty book THE STORE DETECTIVE. He lives in London with his American wife and their 10-year old son George. His grandmother was Scottish. Stewart Ross is entirely Scots. He is an ex-teacher, and the author of many books for children on historical subjects, and of four popular books on aspects of Scottish history for adults. He is currently working on THE OXFORD BOOK OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (OUP) and THE YOUNG TELEGRAPH COUNTDOWN TO THE MILLENNIUM.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You'll be fascinated to hear what Scots people have been up to all this time! This is a GORGEOUSLY illustrated and funny book. A real treat and a great way to get your children involved in history without realising it! I reccommend it to anyone - Scots or not.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
from Richard Brassey and Stewart Ross.
This review is from the 1999 Hardcover/Orion Children's Books/TED SMART (The Book People) edition.
From the back cover:-
'As fascinating as it is fun to read, here is all of Scotland's exciting and eventful past captured in one colourful, concise and comic volume.
From the Ice Age to the Romans and from Robert the Bruce to Mary Queen of Scots, every page is packed with famous Scottish characters and incidents, and even the Loch Ness Monster makes an appearance.'
Durable board covers open to 33 high quality pages written in a child-appealing way, aimed to make history much more fun.
Colourful illustrations and cartoons throughout, interspersed with `Top Scot` summary boxes, e.g.:-
'Sir William Wallace (1270-1305)
Perhaps Scotland's greatest hero - even though he was eventually defeated after the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
He was captured by the English in 1305 and taken to London where he was hanged, drawn and quartered.'
and bite-size `Fact boxes', e.g.:-
'EDINBURGH
ROYAL MILE
The 17th century writer Daniel Defoe called it `the largest, longest and finest street...in the world'.
Inside cover pages have 2-page spread maps:-
one of 'The Lowlands', at the front
and
one of 'The Highlands and Islands' bringing this super book to a close.
The last piece of text, before the one page concise index:-
'........No people are prouder of their native land than the Scots, wherever they may live.
In 1997, the London Government finally realised this and asked the Scots whether they wanted their parliament back.
The answer: a resounding.......
'AYE'!.....'
Other titles in the series:-
The Story of Ireland
The Story of London
This review is from the 1999 Hardcover/Orion Children's Books/TED SMART (The Book People) edition.
From the back cover:-
'As fascinating as it is fun to read, here is all of Scotland's exciting and eventful past captured in one colourful, concise and comic volume.
From the Ice Age to the Romans and from Robert the Bruce to Mary Queen of Scots, every page is packed with famous Scottish characters and incidents, and even the Loch Ness Monster makes an appearance.'
Durable board covers open to 33 high quality pages written in a child-appealing way, aimed to make history much more fun.
Colourful illustrations and cartoons throughout, interspersed with `Top Scot` summary boxes, e.g.:-
'Sir William Wallace (1270-1305)
Perhaps Scotland's greatest hero - even though he was eventually defeated after the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
He was captured by the English in 1305 and taken to London where he was hanged, drawn and quartered.'
and bite-size `Fact boxes', e.g.:-
'EDINBURGH
ROYAL MILE
The 17th century writer Daniel Defoe called it `the largest, longest and finest street...in the world'.
Inside cover pages have 2-page spread maps:-
one of 'The Lowlands', at the front
and
one of 'The Highlands and Islands' bringing this super book to a close.
The last piece of text, before the one page concise index:-
'........No people are prouder of their native land than the Scots, wherever they may live.
In 1997, the London Government finally realised this and asked the Scots whether they wanted their parliament back.
The answer: a resounding.......
'AYE'!.....'
Other titles in the series:-
The Story of Ireland
The Story of London
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HISTORY (OR STORY) OF SCOTLAND AND IT'S WONDERFUL HISTORY AND PEOPLE!
FANTASTIC READ FOR KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE!!
FANTASTIC READ FOR KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE!!
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