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Shadowsmith by Ross MacKenzie
Category: Children's | Series: Kelpies Ser.
"Are you brave?" When the mysterious Amelia Pigeon turns up at Kirby's bedroom window in the dead of night, this is the question she asks him -- right before they tumble into a world of ancient malevolent spirits who have torn their way into Kirby's quiet seaside village. Kirby isn't feeling brave at al ...Show more
Silver Unicorns and Golden Birds - Scottish Traveller Tales for Children by Duncan Williamson; Linda Williamson (Editor)
Category: Children's | Series: Kelpies Ser.
'Scotland's greatest contemporary storyteller.'-- The GuardianSilver Unicorns and Golden Birds is a treasure trove of traditional Scottish folk and fairy tales as told by Duncan Williamson, one of Scotland's greatest storytellers.Young readers will explore a land of folklore and magic inhabited by frien ...Show more
Speed Bonnie Boat - A Tale from Scottish History Inspired by the Skye Boat Song by Alfredo Belli (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Story Book | Series: Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales Ser.
Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, 'Onward ' the sailors cry;Carry the lad who's born to be kingOver the sea to Skye. Sung throughout the world, the Skye Boat Song evocatively brings alive the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's famous journey from the Outer Hebrides to Skye, off Scotland's west ...Show more
The Baby Deer Rescue (Animal Adventure Club 1) by Michelle Sloan; Hannah George (Illustrator)
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Young Kelpies Ser.
If there's a wild animal in trouble, the Animal Adventure Club are here to help Isla, Buzz and Gracie love helping the animal rangers at their local park - and they love animals So when a baby deer gets trapped, they're the first to the rescue. Can they save the little creature - even with new girl Lex ...Show more
The Baby Otter Rescue (Animal Adventure Club 2) by Michelle Sloan; Hannah George (Illustrator)
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Young Kelpies Ser.
If there's a wild animal in trouble, the Animal Adventure Club are here to help Isla, Buzz, Gracie and Lexi love helping the rangers at their local nature reserve - and they love animals So when the Animal Adventure Club find a baby otter that's been flooded out of his riverside home, they spring into ...Show more
The Boy with the Butterfly Mind by Victoria Williamson
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Kelpies Ser.
Jamie Lee wants to be normal. But his ADHD makes him feel like his brain is full of butterflies.Elin Watts wants to be perfect. If she can be, surely her dad will come home. When Jamie and Elin's families blend, the polar opposites of chaotic Jamie and ordered Elin collide. As their lives spiral out of ...Show more
The Dragon Stoorworm by Theresa Breslin; Matthew Land (Illustrator)
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales Ser.
The Dragon Stoorworm was the very first, very worst dragon that ever lived. It was ginormous: almost as big as the whole of Scotland The King of Scotland called for warriors to defeat the terrible dragon and save his daughter, the Princess Gemdelovely, from being eaten. But none who faced the dragon ev ...Show more
The Elsewhere Emporium (Nowhere Emporium #2) by Ross MacKenzie
Category: Children's | Series: Kelpies Ser.
The Nowhere Emporium has been stolen.The shop from nowhere has vanished without a trace. Will it ever reappear?As they search for the lost Emporium, Daniel and Ellie encounter magical bookshops, deserted islands, and an array of magicians (both dead and alive). Meanwhile a dangerous force is attacking t ...Show more
The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle by Victoria Williamson
Category: Children's | Series: Kelpies Ser.
Reema runs to remember the life she left behind in Syria.Caylin runs to find what she's lost. Under the gray Glasgow skies, twelve-year-old refugee Reema is struggling to find her place in a new country, with a new language and without her brother. But she isn't the only one feeling lost. Her Glasgwegia ...Show more
The Otherwhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie
Category: Young Adult | Series: Kelpies Ser.
The mysterious Nowhere Emporium has appeared once more. With its shining bricks the colour of midnight, and rich scents of melting chocolate and exotic spices, it's easy to see why inquisitive Mirren isn't the only one bewitched by the magical store. Behind the Emporium's red velvet curtain lies a palac ...Show more
The Secret of the Kelpie by Lari Don; Philip Longson
Category: Picture Books | Series: Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales Ser.
"Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths.And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie.But it's easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon..."Flora is playing with her brothers and sisters by the loch when she notices a stunning white horse. While her siblings clamour for ...Show more
The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster by Lari Don; Natasa Ilincic (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Picture Kelpies: Traditional Scottish Tales Ser.
Ishbel and Kenneth need to save their family from going hungry, so when they remember the old local tale about treasure under Urquhart Castle, they set off across Loch Ness in a rowing boat. But the loch may be hiding its own secrets. There's another ancient story about a giant monster living in the dep ...Show more