Katie Morag's Island Stories (Katie Morag, 8)

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Stephen Fraser, Katie Morag gets politically correct, Scotland on Sunday, 18 July 1999. Accessed via NewsBank Below are some of the characters in the Katie Morag series of books, which may feature in our Book Review Sheet: The biggest challenge was retaining Katie Morag’s perspective on the world. I think they have definitely done it. It’s still her island and they have captured it. In November 2012 it was announced that the BBC's CBeebies channel had commissioned a series of 26 14-minute live-action dramas, to be made by Coutts' Cromarty-based production company Move on Up. [19] [20] The CILIP Kate Greenway Medal: Nominations for 2008". Archived from the original on 16 May 2012 . Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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Gavin Docherty, Children’s TV bosses search for the real-life Katie Morag, Scottish Daily Express, 21 February 2013 This resource has been made in line with Curriculum for Excellence at Early Level Experiences and Outcomes, so you can be confident that it supports learning for relevant Literacy and English benchmarks. An Eye on the Hebrides: An illustrated journey (Canongate 1989 / Birlinn 2009), a six-month-long odyssey through the Hebrides, visiting forty different islands from Arran to Lewis. [14] I thought I wouldn’t be involved to be honest and as a writer you have to know when to let go of your characters to another medium. But as it turned out, the production company Move on Up have been so inclusive and invited me up to see the sets on the Isle of Lewis. I’m very happy with all the casting, especially Cherry, she is totally natural; she’s even got Katie Morag’s fleeting facial expressions which you can’t dictate to a child actor.Louise Scollay, Tales of eccentricity from author evoke laughter at book festival, Shetland Times, 11 September 2009. (Fourth story down). Changing Lives, Education 4 Sustainability, National Grid for Learning, 1997. (Resource originally developed by waste-management company Biffa). Based on the fictional Island of Struay, the Katie Morag books are a fun way for pupils to get acquainted with island life in Scotland. There are loads of adventures and characters to enjoy. She has also written several books of travel writing for adults, and is the illustrator of a range of Hebridean stationery.

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A stage adaption was created by Lisa Grindall for Mull Theatre in 2005, based on characters and setting from the books, with a new story and songs. After a successful tour of smaller venues in Argyll and the Highlands followed by a week at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in 2005, [26] [27] [28] [29] the production was revived as a Christmas show at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews in 2007, [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] and toured again in 2008. [35] [36] [37] At Twinkl, we firmly understand the impotence of developing literacy skills at an early age! Reading is something that is required every day, and getting comfortable with it from an early age is a great help. Using our Book Review Sheet will be a great start for First Level learners before they do some more complex differentiated reading comprehension resources in the future. Pupils in secondary school have to fly to Oban on Sunday and live in a hostel for the week to go to school.I'm asked quite often which Grannie Katie Morag prefers but she likes them both the same. Katie Morag sees Grannie Island more often because she lives nearer but it is great when Granma Mainland to visit. She usually comes on the ferry. I’ve got a Grannie Island and Granma Mainland in real life too! With these, your learners will be able to reflect on what they have just read. Doing so will allow them to remember the story better, as well as developing an ability to take away key events from a long piece of text. This book is about a little girl called Katie Morag who lives on the Isle of Struay with her mum who’s the postmistress and her dad who owns the general store. This is one of many adventures of Katie Morag’s. This particular story is about Grannie Mainland coming to the island to visit Katie Morag. Grannie Island and Grannie Mainland have a lot of differences and therefore Katie tries to bring them together. Grannie Mainland is from the city and always looks good because she likes to dress up whereas Grannie Island works on the farm and dresses in her overall and wellies. There is an annual Show Day happening on the island and Grannie Island’s sheep Alecina always wins the Best Ewe and Fleece Trophy. When Katie Morag went to Grannie Island’s Alecina was all muddy and dirty. There wasn’t a lot of time before the Show. Katie Morag has an idea, she suggested that they use Grannie Mainland’s beauty aids to clean up Alecina and get her ready for the Show. Alecina won the prize again thanks to Grannie Mainland’s beauty aids. There was a lovely celebration but only Grannie Island and Katie Morag knew the true secret. Grannie Island never was horrible to Grannie Mainland for her fancy ways again.