| We're Gangin on a Bear Hunt Contributor(s): Rosen, Michael (Author), Oxenbury, Helen (Illustrator), Rennie, Susan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1782503161 ISBN-13: 9781782503163 Publisher: Kelpies OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Language: Scots Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2016436637 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.3" W x 10.5" (0.85 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We're gangin on a bear hunt. We're gaun tae catch a braw yin. Whit a bonnie day We're no feart. Get ready for a big adventure, as a family of brave bear hunters trudges through muckle forests and skirlin snawstorms, claggie mud and a deep cauld river in search of a glowerin bear. Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt is charmingly recreated in Scots for little adventurers. The original words and illustrations are transformed by language expert Susan Rennie into lively Scots for a bright and bonnie take on this favourite tale. Perfect for reading aloud with young children. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rosen, Michael: - Michael Rosen grew up in London and has worked as a writer, teacher, journalist, performer and broadcaster. He has written numerous picture books for young children, and fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. We're Going on a Bear Hunt won the Nestle Smarties Grand Prize in 1989. His other books include You Can't Catch Me and Don't Put Mustard in the Custard.Oxenbury, Helen: - Helen Oxenbury grew up in Ipswich and worked on sets and scenery in theatre, film and TV, before she started illustrating children's books. She illustrated the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Smarties Book Prize-winning Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell and a number of board books for babies.Rennie, Susan: - Susan Rennie lectures on the history of Scots and lexicography at Glasgow University. A renowned Scots language expert, she is a co-founder of Scots language publisher Itchy Coo and author of several Scots language books for children. |