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Spectacular Scottish Women: Poster Download

Posted on 24/08/23 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff, Posters

Looking for some fun posters to brighten up a classroom, library or bedroom? Download our free pdf posters featuring artwork by the amazing Eilidh Mul …

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Who’s YOUR Spectacular Scottish Woman?

Posted on 21/08/23 in Competitions, Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff

From authors to athletes, scientists to singers, queens to campaigners, you’ll meet some of Scotland’s most spectacular women in this inspiring collec …

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Cloudlanders Poster

Posted on 28/07/23 in Fun Stuff, Posters

  An island of magic and mayhem floating above the flooded Earth, Bastion has long been the last country left in the world. Then one day best fri …

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Meet the Cloudlanders

Posted on 11/05/23 in Fun Stuff

An island of magic and mayhem floating above the flooded Earth, Bastion has long been the last country left in the world. Then one day best friends Ku …

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Features for Teachers: Outer Space with the Museum Mystery Squad

Posted on 27/04/23 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff

Do you have an out-of-this world outer space project coming up with your class? Are you looking for a fun way to introduce the topic, some engaging cl …

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Guest Post: The Mammal Society on Mountain Hares

Posted on 13/03/23 in Books, Guest posts

This Spring, Team Kelpies are celebrating the publication of Maisie the Mountain Hare: the brand new picture book by Lynne Rickards and Abigail Hookha …

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Features for Teachers: Haarville

Posted on 23/02/23 in Books, Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff

Creative writing, design challenges, research missions, group discussion, drama exercises, games and lots more! Are you looking for rewarding reading …

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Welcome to Haarville: Interactive Map

Posted on 09/02/23 in Books, Fun Stuff

Off the grid and not on the maps, Haarville is a place shrouded in fog and steeped in pungent pongs. Everything here smells fishy, especially the town …

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Haarville Video Extract

Posted on 31/01/23 in Books, Extract, Fun Stuff, Video

Welcome to Haarville. If you’ve arrived, you’ve survived… Take a journey to the misty, murky and mysterious seaside town of Haarville, where somethi …

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Pathways into Children’s Publishing

Posted on 10/11/22 in The Kelpies Prize, What We've Been Up To

Pathways Into Children’s Publishing is a ground-breaking, two-year illustration course for talented and aspiring artists from backgrounds that are und …

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