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Mandy Kirkby (Author)


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Book Description

August 1, 2005 Pick Your Brains - Cadogan
Pick Your Brains about Scotland and find out its: Vital facts and figures; History in a nutshell; Local customs; Fabulous buildings and sights; Great inventors, artists and scientists; Food and drink; Incredible festivals and the stories behind them; Sport; Good books and wicked websites; Dictionary to translate Scottish words!

Editorial Reviews

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"Let you children impress poolside companions and dinner guest on your Costa holiday by spouting amusing anecdotes and informative tidbits about Spainish life and society, all harvested from this jolly piece of literature."
Pick Your Brains about Spain - Observer

"Fun and easily accessible...a witty series"
- The Times

"Pick Your Brains is a fun, fact-filled series...The perfect antidote to plane, train or automobile rage"
- Irish Independent

"oAny family heading abroad could do far wrse than pack a copy of the excellent Pick Your Brains About. Travel gudie series for children. Excellently designed, each one is written with the benefit of a twelve-year-old 'guest ediotr' to keep the authors clued in to the facts and sights that will intrigue a young reader and drive adults mad with their questions."
- Dermot Bolger, Dublin Evening Herald.

From the Back Cover

This book is packed with fascinating facts and stories from Scotland; its people, food, customs, language, history, sport, spectacular sights and sounds.
What do you know about:

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Battle of Culloden
James Bond's schooldays, and the birthplace of The Beano
Dunnottar Castle and the Scottish crown jewels
How the bicycle and television were invented
Mysterious stone circles at Callanish
The biggest festival of fire in the world
Wild whirlpools at Corryvreckan, and the Stone Age village of Skara Brae
Shinty, curling and Abroath Smokies

Pick Your Brains and find out!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Cadogan Guides; 1st edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1860112234
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860112232
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,914,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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