This new selection from the work of JK Annand brings together more than fifty of his much-loved poems in Scots. Inside, you'll find a Crocodile and an Elephant, a Postie and a Piper, a Spaewife and a Snawman, the Loch Ness Monster and dozens of birds, dugs, cuddies and other beasties. Brilliantly illustrated by Bob Dewar, this book is for a whole new generation of bairns and weans to enjoy, along with their teachers, mums, dads, grannies, grandas and anybody who loves Scots words and rhymes.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Maße
Höhe: 251 mm
Breite: 205 mm
Dicke: 7 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-78530-644-0 (9781785306440)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
J K (James King) Annand (1908-1993) was a Scottish poet and translator. Born in Edinburgh, Annand was a teacher and lifelong champion of the Scots language. He was a founder member of the Scots Language Society and editor of its magazine Lallans. He was particularly known for his Scots poems for children, published in Sing it Aince for Pleisure (1965), Twice for Joy (1973), Thrice to Show Ye (1979) and A Wale o Rhymes (1989).
