{"id":1235,"date":"2020-09-25T19:20:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?page_id=1235"},"modified":"2021-09-24T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:05:32","slug":"skellig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/skellig\/","title":{"rendered":"Skellig by David Almond"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">Plot<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Michael&#8217;s life is suddenly full of changes: a house move, a new baby sister, an unusual girl next door called Mina and now Skellig. Skellig is rude, filthy, demanding and like nothing Michael or Mina have ever seen before.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Discover more about David Almond<\/em><\/span><em><br \/>\nthrough the Library catalogue<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Author &#8211; David Almond<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidalmond.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Almond&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidjalmond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Almond&#8217;s Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pcIh_nNFJaA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/authors-live-on-demand\/david-almond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Authors Live &#8211; BBC<\/a> (with an audience from OLHS!)<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Themes &#8211; universal ideas<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Coming of age, faith, friendship, kindness, life and death, love<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>More to explore &#8211; motifs, symbols, context, setting<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Angels, arthritis, birds, education, evolution, hearts, loneliness, Newcastle, owls, Persephone, seasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pathways\/skellig-michael\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skellig Michael<\/a>, United Nations World Heritage Sites, William Blake.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On his website, David Almond says Skellig is &#8220;<em>set in the house in which I lived, in Heaton in Newcastle. The garage at the house was just the same as the garage in the story.<\/em> &#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pathways\/skellig-michael\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skellig Michael<\/a> is the name of an island off the coast of Ireland.\u00a0 It is a United Nations World Heritage Site and was used as a location in <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Further reading<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Discover these titles and more<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>through the Library catalogue<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you enjoyed <em>Skellig<\/em>, try these titles:<\/p>\n<p><em>My Name is Mina<\/em> by David Almond is\u00a0 a prequel to <em>Skellig.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Coraline<\/em> by Neil Gaiman is another story of a child moving into a new home and discovering something unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wings<\/em> by James Lovegrove\u00a0 is about a world where where everyone else has wings, and one boy who can&#8217;t fly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Good Omens<\/em> by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman features very different supernatural creatures trying to stop the end of the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Demeter and Persephone : spring held hostage<\/em> is a graphic novel retelling of the Persephone legend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dkfindout.com\/uk\/animals-and-nature\/birds\/owls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Owl Facts for Kids<\/a> is a short multimedia guide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/kids\/explore\/who-is\/who-william-blake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who is William Blake?<\/a> is an introduction to artist and poet, William Blake<\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">Literacy and Language<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Skellig<\/em> belongs to the <strong>magical realism<\/strong> genre. Its plot, characters and setting are all ordinary but there are also magical or supernatural elements which are accepted as normal within the book.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Numeracy<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Health and Wellbeing<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Rights Respecting Schools<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?attachment_id=2138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"113,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rrsa4squarelogo.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2138\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Developing the Young Workforce<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/dracula\/dyw2logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"134,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DYW2logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plot Michael&#8217;s life is suddenly full of changes: a house move, a new baby sister, an unusual girl next door called Mina and now Skellig. Skellig is rude, filthy, demanding and like nothing Michael or Mina have ever seen before. Discover more about David Almond through the Library catalogue in school\u00a0 OR\u00a0 at home Author &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/skellig\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Skellig by David Almond<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1235"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2734,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1235\/revisions\/2734"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}