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Highlights
- A charming and colorful picture book about the amazing birds and animals of the Scottish Highlands, featuring a positive message about doing what you love.
- 3-6 Years
- 8.9" x 0.2" Paperback
- 24 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Animals
- Series Name: Picture Kelpies
Description
About the Book
Ollie the osprey loves catching fish but he's useless at throwing them! And if he can't throw a fish to Isla, she'll never become his friend. Can Rory the otter help? A fun book about the loveable birds and animals of the Scottish Highlands.Book Synopsis
A charming and colorful picture book about the amazing birds and animals of the Scottish Highlands, featuring a positive message about doing what you love.
Ollie the osprey loves to swoop into the water and catch fish. But once he's caught them, he's no good at throwing them! And if he can't throw a delicious fish to Isla, she'll never become his friend.
Rory the otter says he can help Ollie practise his throwing. Can Ollie learn to throw as well as he can catch?
This brilliant story by interactive storyteller Emily Dodd is full of fun sounds and illustrations of a host of loveable creatures in the picturesque Scottish Highlands.
Review Quotes
'The illustrations by Kirsteen Harris-Jones are realistically and very attractively done.'- Youth Services Book Review
About the Author
Emily Dodd is a children's author and screenwriter based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has written for TV and stage alongside her fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her books include Can't Dance Cameron, Ollie and the Otter and The Grouse and the Mouse. Kirsteen Harris-Jones is a children's illustrator based in Shropshire, England. Her books include The Grouse and the Mouse, Ollie and the Otter, Willow the Wildcat and No Such Thing As Nessie!