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Katie Morag
The Island of Struay is the home of one of the
best-loved characters in children's books - Katie
Morag McColl. Katie Morag lives with Mr and Mrs
McColl, her little brother Liam, baby sister Flora
Ann and her two cats, Mr Mistake and Fabbydoo.
Katie Morag often gets fed up with Liam
pestering her, although she is very fond of him
really. They live in the Post Office on the island.
These are some of the other people on the island:
Mrs Bayview loves gardening. Her garden’s just like a maze. Sometimes, even
she gets lost in it.
The Lady Artist is rather eccentric. She has a sculpture garden, where the
grass is often very long.
Neilly Beag likes the quiet life, and gets quite cross when the Ferryman and his
wife stay up late. He grows herbs in his window box, which he chops into his
soups and stews.
Grannie Island lives on the other side of the bay. Her house is the last house at
the end of the road. She drives a grey tractor, and loves making soup, which she
calls broth.
Granny Mainland doesn’t live on the island, but comes to visit.
The author, Mairi Hedderwick, based the stories on the island of Coll, where
she used to live.
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Coll is one of the Inner Hebrides.
The island of Coll is 13 miles long and just 3 miles wide.
The island of Coll is very rugged.
170 people live on Coll
How does this compare with where you live? What are the differences?
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What do you like about Struay?
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What do you not like about Struay?
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The pictures in the Katie Morag books are as important as the stories so make
sure you take time to look at them carefully. Here is a picture of Katie Morag’s
school. How is it different to your school?
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Write a letter to Katie Morag telling her about your home and school. Tell her
about the differences and the things that are the same. Which do you like
best?
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Transport
How do people get to the island?
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How do they travel once they are there?
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If you enjoy the Katie Morag books, you may like to know she has her very own
website. Ask an adult to look at it with you.
And here are some of her stories
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Animals on Struay
Look through the books and see how many animals you can find that live on
Struay. Draw or find a picture of each. Here are two to start with.
Sheep
Cat
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