Over the Sea to Skye [Hardcover]

Robert Hutchinson (Author), Rob Brown (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

This enchanting Scottish-dog story retells in word and picture a true episode from Bonnie Prince Charley's perilous flight through the Highlands in 1746. As the redcoat hunt closes in on his remote island cave, Prince Charley (a dashing Scottish deerhound) yields himself up to his one slender hope for deliverance - a canny wee slip of a Skye terrier named Flora McDonald. Armed only with her courage, intelligence, and uncanny gift of musical communication with wild animals, Flora must outface the vanities of the Prince, the terrors of the deep, the muskets of the king, and the pitfalls of the drawing room to smuggle her royal protege "Over the Sea to Skye". Across a sombre warp of history, illustrator Rob Brown and author Robert Hutchinson have magically woven a bright woof of imagination.

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About the Author

Robert Hutchinson is a well-respected dog breed historian, as well as a member of Clan Donald.

Rob Brown is a boldly imaginative painter and illustrator who specializes in the depiction of fantastical animals in dramatic landscapes.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Browntrout Publishers (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563139073
• ISBN-13: 978-1563139079
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,585,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, original re-telling of Scottish lore!, November 19, 1997

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This review is from: Over the Sea to Skye (Hardcover)

The animals around the misty Isles of Scotland get to tell this tale of adventure as escape of Bonnie Prince Charley through the Highlands in 1746. He's now a Scottish deerhound, beholding to Skye terrier Fora MacDonald. Robert Hutchinson and Rob Brown join forces to tell and illustrate the story beautifully. I especially liked the way Flora communicates with "free" animals who bravely come to her aid. Such a talented lady--she speaks otter, owl, porpoise, marten, and deer! A lovely, lyrical journey sure to delight parents and children alike.