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P6 – 7<br />
Tuesday 31 August, 1.30pm, Lloyds TSB Scotland Children’s Theatre<br />
Kings O The Midden<br />
Itchy Coo Show<br />
gala<br />
day<br />
EVENT SYNOPSIS<br />
A mad mental rammy of poetry,<br />
drama and song. Get ready for<br />
the Boggin Beasties, Mrs<br />
Tam o Shanter and some hairy<br />
oxters. Spend an hour in the<br />
company of the Itchy Coo actors<br />
who will take you through the<br />
blood, sweat and snochters of<br />
the Scots Language with<br />
hunners o laughs and maybe<br />
even a few tears along the way.<br />
A dynamic memorable Scots<br />
Language experience for the<br />
modern wean.<br />
Biography<br />
Itchy Coo was established with National Lottery Funding in 2002. Dedicated to<br />
publishing braw books for bairns o aw ages, Itchy Coo has 16 new titles for<br />
young people and schools. The response to the books has been enormous with interest coming from<br />
all over Scotland and across the world. This is Itchy Coo’s third year at the Book Festival.<br />
Tips for Teachers<br />
• Have a think about Scots and its place in your classroom.<br />
•Discuss the difference between Scots and English with your children.<br />
• Read some traditional Scots poetry.<br />
• Introduce your class to Robert Burns.<br />
• Download free teachers’ notes and information about Scots at<br />
www.itchy-coo.com<br />
Website www.itchy-coo.com<br />
Bookshelf<br />
King o the Midden £6.99, Tam o Shanter’s Big Night Oot £6.99,<br />
The Hoose o Haivers £6.99<br />
P5 – 7<br />
Tuesday 31 August, 2.00pm, Imagination Lab<br />
gala<br />
day<br />
Soundtracks with Pam Wardell<br />
Full details on page 26<br />
P3 – P6<br />
Tuesday 31 August, 2.00pm, Studio Theatre<br />
gala<br />
day<br />
Paul Cookson<br />
EVENT SYNOPSIS<br />
A whirlwind hour of poetry fun,<br />
laughter and audience participation!<br />
Featuring highlights from all of Paul’s<br />
recent collections plus a few new<br />
ones too.<br />
Biography<br />
Paul has been a poet in schools for fifteen years, visited thousands<br />
of schools and written and edited around thirty books. His poems<br />
have appeared in over a hundred other books. Always in demand,<br />
his shows are always exciting, explosive and hugely entertaining<br />
with a mix of the silly and the serious.<br />
Tips for Teachers<br />
•Find different ways of performing the poems – in ones, twos,<br />
threes, groups. Use them as models for the children’s writing.<br />
Take a title (just the title) of a poem – brainstorm with the<br />
children so that they write their own poems. Then show them<br />
the poet’s poem. Compare, contrast, discuss (the children’s<br />
poems will no doubt be better!) Have fun!<br />
Bookshelf<br />
Give Us A Goal £3.99<br />
Disgusting Poems £3.99<br />
Staying Out Late, Playing Out Late £3.99<br />
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
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