Introducing Mr. B.: The Friends Collection - Couverture souple

Thomson, Norman

9780993612770: Introducing Mr. B.: The Friends Collection

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0993612776 ISBN 13 : 9780993612770

Editeur : Norman Thomson, 2014

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Introducing Mr. B. -- The Friends Collection This is the second of three books, which are assembled short stories for children inspired by Robert Burns poems. The books are organized to suit different reading capabilities and this second book is for intermediate readers. There are four short stories; The Environment Club, -- Is it really global warming? The school club plans to save a river and its fish. No Kidding - Andrew's granddad takes on Google in providing some advice. The Horse Thief -- At the cinema Hamish and Lorna laugh at a commercial message. Working people -- Fiona gets help with her homework when she calls Allan on Skype. These stories are informative, fun, use uncomplicated dialogue and require no knowledge of the Burns poems that inspired them. This is the main part of the book. At the back of the book we have included the original Burns poems. To ease the reading and understanding of some old Scots words we have put a line by line interpretation of the meaning. While we recognize this will be a challenge to young readers we hope it will be a shared experience with a more mature member of the family. By exploring the poems in this way will potentially awaken an appreciation of Burns work and lead to a desire to find more. At least more in the other two books of this series.

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Pr�sentation de l'�diteur

Introducing Mr. B. -- The Friends Collection. This is the middle book of three which are assembled stories for children inspired by Robert Burns Poems. This Friends Collection has four stories; Environment Club -- Gordon heads up the school environment club in a project to save a river. No Kidding -- Andrew's granddad takes on Google. The Horse Thief -- At the movies Lorna and Hamish laugh at a commercial message. Working People -- Fiona gets help with her homework when she calls Alan on Skype. There is no attempt at using rhyme in the stories and they are not constrained by what is in the original poems. They are enjoyable stories with uncomplicated dialogue and have a few clever illustrations. That is the main part of the book. At the back of the book we have included the original Robert Burns Poems. To ease the reading and understanding of some old Scots words we have put a line by line interpretation of the meaning. We recognize that this will be complicated for a young reader on their own. If this section is shared with a more mature reader we hope that both will enjoy exploring the connection to the stories and Burns Poems. In the event that they want to find out more on Burns there is book three of this series The Battle Collection available.

Biographie de l'auteur

I was born in Perth in Scotland and schooled in Glasgow. At the age of twenty three I emigrated to Canada, where I have spent my adult life raising a family and working. But absence does make the heart grow fonder. Throughout the years I have organized Burns suppers for the Rotary Club, attended Burns suppers at the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and participated in Burns suppers at friends homes. Perhaps Burns is in my genes as my grandfather was the president of the Glasgow Bridgeton Burns Club 1934/35.

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