Grandad's Island

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I suddenly found that I had a lump in my throat and I had begun to cry. My children looked at me and I wiped the tears away. Last year he provided what one reviewer described as “delicious moments of Machiavellian contempt” as the pipe-smoking former communist political fixer “Uncle” Herbert Wehner in Michael Frayn’s Cold War drama Democracy at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.

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A few months ago, I was completing a series of lessons with my Year 2 class on Benji Davies’ wonderfully moving picture book Grandad’s Island. Mature Male Orangutan Resting While Watching Visitors At Orangutan Island – Photo by Travelswithsun Cool concept – people will pass through a caged tunnel to see the orangutans that are roaming outside Somewhere in Perak is Bukit Merah Orangutan Island Malaysia. This is a rehabilitation center of 35 acres just for orangutans!They were impressed too with Grandad’s painting and expressed their own longing to visit the island and play in the tumbling, cascading waterfalls with Syd. Filming is brilliant! I really like my own bedroom in the studio. It's not real though. I get to run up the stairs and flash my torch to Grannie Island. Her house is a different set in the studio. Syd and his Grandad are going on an adventure – through the door in Grandad's attic to a ship that will sail across an ocean of rooftops to a magical tropical island. They are going to find new wonders at every turn as they explore the island and make lots of new friends in the form of the animals and birds. In fact, it's such an amazing place that Grandad decides to stay. Information Boards At The Orangutan Island Visitor And Rehabilitation Center Run By Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation – Photo by Travelswithsun Katie Morag is a feisty, red-headed girl who lives with her family on the magical Scottish Island of Struay. Her life is full of stories of jealousy, bravery and rivalry, peopled by an annoying little brother, busy shopkeeper parents, a perfectly perfect best friend and a couple of grandmothers who between them know everything about everything. Katie Morag is played by Cherry Campbell.

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This group of lessons has probably been one of the highlights of my teaching career so far. Firstly, I think this is because it was my first successful attempt at carrying out whole class reading over a sustained amount of time (about six weeks). We use VIPERS, created by The Literacy Shed, to help develop our sessions and I felt that I had implemented this structure effectively. Secondly, the children really enjoyed the story, which created a shared excitement and buzz within the classroom.The book certainly developed what Michael Rosen calls ‘intratextual skills’ or ‘harvesting’ – the ability to relate one part of the text to another and find clues along the way. One boy was beside himself to discover that he had already seen the animals helping to build the shelter…in Grandad’s attic! If you happen to be in Penang and want to head south to Ipoh or Kuala Lumpur (or vice versa), then it’s convenient to include this location into your travel plans! In 1971 Scanlan moved to London where he trained at the Drama Centre, Chalk Farm, and won the school’s Gold Medal. If you are starting your journey from Ipoh to Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, you can book a private tour service ( RayTheTour):

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Expelled from St Aloysius’s College, Glasgow, for minor infringements of the uniform code, he auditioned for a play called Dodd’s Dilemma at Glasgow’s New Victory Players Dramatic Club, winning a major role. What the book allowed me to do is open up my own attic of memories, prompting me to remember both my Grandads. They were very special to me and were the embodiment of safety, love and family. Grandad Eagleton taught me to laugh, collected conkers for us and told us not to worry about anything (“If worrying did me any good, I’d do it all the time!”). I have a clear memory of him helping with the washing up after Grandad Allen’s funeral and making jokes with an aunt. His easy ways, laughter and warmth were just what was needed on a difficult day. We used to enjoy playing hairdressers with Grandad Allen (who was pretty much bald!), whilst he watched the horse racing. He used to make my Nan laugh a lot. I remember him introducing me to his ‘Footballer’s Dinner’ – mash potatoes with a fried egg on top. I felt very grown up and loved when I got to sit next to him at the dinner table and have my own ‘Footballer’s Dinner”. I know they were both very proud of us, loved my family dearly and left a terrible hole in the fabric of our family life when they died. But on the other hand, this is how the public can learn more about orangutans and be exposed to the plight they face.The main cast of The Tales of Para Handy: Gregor Fisher (centre with hat) Rikki Fulton (l) Sean Scanlan (2nd Left) And Andrew Fairlie (r) I was completely stumped. Why was I crying? I felt embarrassed, flustered, hot and like I had lost control. I asked my children if they thought Grandad would return and almost all of them thought that no, he was happy on his island and the big, metal door in the attic had vanished anyway. Syd hugged Grandad one last time. He would miss him very much. Note: Call them for the latest boat schedule (it does depend on the water level and number of expected visitors) and when the next available boat is (sometimes there are big tour groups that will fill up the boats fast. Reading Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies allowed my inquiring Year 2 class to explore a fascinating new world and prompted me to remember two very special men…

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I had a moment when I was on set, watching all the actors and film crew. I thought how rewarding it was that so many people have been employed on a project that started as an idea in my head 33 years ago. That gives me a great feeling, better than anything else. And the knowledge that Katie Morag is a real ambassador for the Scottish Highlands and Islands, a part of our country that a lot of people don’t know about. There are definitely some characters in the first book that were based on people living on the island at the time. There are also some family members who have provided inspiration too. Granma Mainland is based on my own mother a little bit. My mother was urban based and I remember when she would come to visit us on the island, and she would get off the boat wearing her good court shoes. Grannie Island is the Grannie I always wanted to be. Schedule: As of August 2022, the ferry schedule is 9:45am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm (minimum 4pax) I was reading to the class and had reached the part of the story where Grandad tells Syd that he is thinking of staying on the island. Up until this point, I have to admit that my reading of the book had been rather superficial, reminding me even now that revisiting a story, re-reading it and allowing ourselves time to slowly pore over the illustrations is vital and time well spend. Bukit Merah Laketown Resort Viewed From The Boat Enroute To Orangutan Island – Photo by Travelswithsun

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What did it mean? Was the big metal door in Grandad’s attic of memories and curiosities really a magic portal that turned inanimate objects into living, breathing creatures? Had Grandad taken the contents of his attic to the island? If so, why? Cue lots of excited chatter and debate! I'm asked quite often which Grannie Katie Morag prefers but she likes them both the same. Katie Morag sees Grannie Island more often because she lives nearer but it is great when Granma Mainland to visit. She usually comes on the ferry. I’ve got a Grannie Island and Granma Mainland in real life too! Up until this point, the sessions had been brilliant. The children had drawn colourful pictures to predict what might be on the island, written immersive descriptions of the jungle, developed their vocabulary (not many knew what an ‘attic’ was and enjoyed discussing what ‘an ocean of rooftops’ might look like). They had nudged each other and giggled over all the things they spotted in Grandad’s dusty attic and gasped at the beauty of the island – I had displayed the book on the interactive whiteboard for maximum effect. Where will the big metal door lead to? If you’re interested in whole class reading and using picture books in your own class, these resources, articles and books may be useful: Scanlan met the actress Barbara Rafferty in 1984 on the set of Playing for Real, a dire BBC comedy-drama about Subbuteo. She was married to someone else, but they remained friends and worked together in several stage and television productions. In Rab C Nesbitt she was Mary’s acid-tongued best friend Ella Cotta (wife of Jamesie, played by Tony Roper).