{"product_id":"once-upon-a-hillside-9781801107525","title":"Once Upon a Hillside","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA full-colour gift book of seven original stories which follow the changing landscape of lives on one hillside from the Stone Age to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e  Six thousand years ago, people first came to the hillside and a story began. A Neolithic girl, Roman twins, a herbalist's daughter, an orphaned bird-scarer, an archaeologist's niece, three children without a home. Each faced their troubles on that ancient downland. All found healing in the place that Granny Down calls home.  Wilderness, weather, history, archaeology and folklore infuse each tale. With gorgeous illustrations of the wildlife and surrounding landscape at different points in history, this glorious full-colour, gift book is a celebration of the enduring power of nature and lives well lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories read aloud well and the illustration is gorgeous * Nikki Gamble's Book Blast *\u003cbr\u003eSharp and sweet as the thyme-scented breeze…  The stories are timeless, each dealing with a child’s concerns of love and family, of making friends and belonging * Historical Novel Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR ANGELA McALLISTER\u003c\/b\u003e:   'Twelve Shakespearean stories rewritten to be accessible to children .... Presented in a richly illustrated gift edition' \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eA Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.   'It will make an excellent teaching resource, giving teachers ideas for right through the year to celebrate cultural diversity' \u003ci\u003eParent Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eA Year Full of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.   'McAllister's versions of eight stories by Charles Dickens are both fresh and compelling' * The School Librarian, on A World Full of Dickens Stories *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412847960407,"sku":"9781801107525","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781801107525.jpg?v=1730518307","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/once-upon-a-hillside-9781801107525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}