Tells the story of the girlhood adventures of Precious Ramotswe, founder of the Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
Alexander McCall Smith (Author)
Alexander McCall Smith was born in Zimbabwe and educated there and
in Scotland. He has written over 60 books for children and adults,
including the hugely successful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
series. He has an interest in languages and in the protection and
development of those under threat, and it is for this reason that
he has generously allowed the story of Precious Ramotswe's earliest
cases to be translated into Scots, the language of Lowland
Scotland. James Robertson is a co-founder of Itchy Coo. He writes
books for both adults and children, in English and in Scots. His
novel The Testament of Gideon Mack was long-listed for the Man
Booker Prize in 2006 and featured on the Richard and Judy Book Club
in 2007. For Itchy Coo he has translated Roald Dahl's The Fantastic
Mr Fox and A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh into Scots.
James Robertson (Translator)
James Robertson is a co-founder of Itchy Coo. He writes books
for both adults and children, in English and in Scots. His
novel The Testament of Gideon Mack was long-listed for
the Man Booker Prize in 2006 and featured on the Richard and Judy
Book Club in 2007. For Itchy Coo his translations include Julia
Donaldson’s The Gruffalo and Room on the
Broom, Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox and A.A.
Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh.
The Scots words... give it a vigorous kick that really lifts it off
the page and the beautiful illustrations by Iain McIntosh are a
delight.
*The Stirling Observer*
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