Firkin and the Grey Gangsters is a collection of four tales in which animals are the heroes.Firkin and the Grey Gangsters was in 1936 a metaphor for the fear of takeover by corporate America - Firkin is a young red squirrel who leads his people in a battle against a horde of grey squirrelinvaders from America. Firkin speaks in Scots.The Sheep who wasn't a Sheep is about the thoughts going through the head of a sheep, swimmingbetween one Outer Isle and the other.The White Drake is a farmyard drake in Perthshire learning about flying.
ISBN: | 9781910895153 |
Publisher: | Scotland Street Press |
Imprint: | Scotland Street Press |
Published date: | 15 Jul 2021 |
DEWEY: | 823.912 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 170 |
Weight: | 202g |
Height: | 131mm |
Width: | 198mm |
Spine width: | 15mm |