Our World: Scotland (Paperback)

Paperback. Halo! Spend a day in Scotland eating tattie scones for breakfast, hopping on the train to visit Granny, and counting the highland coos. Now with extended endnotes! This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting School Library Journal Guid mornin! Spend a day in Scotland eating tattie scones for breakfast, hopping on the train to visit Granny, and counting the highland coos. Even learn words in Gaelic and Scots with pronunciation guides throughout the story. . Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series with over 200k copies sold . Written by Scottish author Ross MacKay and illustrated by Scottish illustrator Hazel Dunn . Extended endnotes provide more insights into life in Scotland AGES: 3 to 6 AUTHOR: Ross MacKay is an award-winning poet, author, and playwright from Perth, Scotland. His work has earned numerous accolades including a Fringe First, a New York Times Critic's Pick, and the William Soutar Poetry Award. In 2025, he received a Literature Matters Award from the Royal Society of Literature. Hazel Dunn is a Glasgow-based designer who works between illustration, pattern, and printmaking projects. Her style is influenced by the Bauhaus, Russian avant-garde, and folk art movements, with wider inspiration drawn from themes of childhood, print processes, and the natural world. SELLING POINTS: . SERIES: Part of the Our World series of global board books for very young readers. . AUTHENTIC: Scottish author Ross MacKay (William Soutar Award for Poetry and a Tom McGrath Trust Maverick Award) and illustrated by Scottish illustrator Hazel Dunn draw on their lived experience of life in Scotland to create this book. . AVOIDS STEREOTYPES: A focus on daily life in Scotland, rather than landmarks, offers real insights into this culture that will resonate with children from all over the world. . LANGUAGE LEARNING: Introduces basic vocabulary in Gaelic and Scots. . GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: Bold artwork, engaging text, and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers. . BESTSELLING SERIES: Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series with over 200k copies sold . ENDNOTES: Extended endnotes offer simple explanations of the objects and actions found in the book Halo! Spend a day in Scotland eating tattie scones for breakfast, hopping on the train to visit Granny, and counting the highland coos. Now with extended endnotes! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…