Lucy Montgomery – författare

Anne of Avonlea continues Anne’s story. Now half-past sixteen but as strong-headed and romantic as ever, Anne becomes a teacher at her old school and dreams of its improvement. But her responsible position and mature ambitions do not prevent her entanglement in the scrapes that still seem to beset her in spite of her best intentions.

Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations. She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for. Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes under Anne’s influence in some way. We see her grow from a girl to a young woman of sixteen, making her mistakes, and not always learning from them. Intelligent, hot-headed as her own red hair, unwilling to take a moral truth as read until she works it out for herself, she must also face grief and loss and learn the true meaning of love. Part Tom Sawyer, part Jane Eyre, by the end of Anne of Green Gables, Anne has become the heroine of her own story.

China's Creative Industries explores the role of new technologies, globalization and higher levels of connectivity in re-defining relationships between `producers' and `consumers' in 21st century China. The evolution of new business models, the impact of state regulation, the rise of entrepreneurial consumers and the role of intellectual property rights are traced through China's film, music and fashion industries. The book argues that social network markets, consumer entrepreneurship and business model evolution are driving forces in the production and commercialization of cultural commodities. In doing so it raises important questions about copyright's role in the business of culture, particularly in a digital age. With a specially commissioned foreword by John Hartley, this insightful book will appeal to post-graduate students and academic researchers in China and Asian studies, intellectual property, cultural studies, film, music and fashion studies, cultural economics and innovation management. People working in the creative industries with an interest in devising strategies for expansion into the Chinese market, as well as people working in the creative industries outside China with an interest in developing successful digital strategies, will also find much to interest them in this book.

This English storybook introduces eight French words through the friendship of two cartoon characters: Skoldo and Pompom the rabbits. Advice and pronunciation guides are available to give parents and teachers confidence when reading the book with children.

A delightful simple French colouring book introducing young children to French numbers 1 - 10, colours and words.

An educational workbook for learning the Spanish language.

This is the fourth book in the Skoldo Primary Modern Language series. It aims to develop confidence in spoken French through little conversations and to explain the way the French language works through grammar. There are extra-curricular subjects such as the life cycle of a frog, Peter and the Wolf, a poem, the formation of clouds, la Fontaine's story of the Crow and the Fox and teeth. There are also revision pages and extentions of vocabulary to help build up a wide understanding of the French language. The book has been designed to be versatile to suit schools' andd pupils'needs. It can be used as a work book or a text book. The layout is clear and everything is well explained and easy to follow.

Skold Book Two introduces French grammar and language at a level suitable for 8 - 12 years olds. It use of short conversations, questions and answers, songs and activities help pupils develop a confident understanding of the French language. There is help with pronunciation and singing on the Ecole Alouette YouTube channel.

Kilbackie on the Isle of Skye weaves its way in the lives of Donny, Angus and Katherine with devastating results. The island exists deep within their souls, they have been hewn out of its volcanic rock and moulded by its wind and rain.Returning from WW1 Angus seeks answers to the countless questions that fill his mind. He finds intellectual satisfaction in Sir Hugh Hollister's library at Shottenden Park where he works as a stockman. His family's subsistence living on Skye and unquestioning belief in God no longer appeals to him and he decides never to return. Donny, on the other hand, returns to Skye crippled and angry. He struggles to control his demons and becomes a fundamentalist minister bringing him in direct conflict with his daughter, Katherine and his friend Angus.Katherine and Angus' enlightened thinking causes a tragedy from which no-one recovers.Can one small child fulfil the dreams of a lost generation?