Katie just cant decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery to see five famous paintings by world-renowned British artists might give her some ideas? & can she help the shepherd boy from Constables The Cornfield to round up all those pesky sheep? For over two decades the Katie series has been bringing art to life for young children. This ninth adventure focuses on much-loved paintings from Turner Gainsborough Constable & Stubbs. ...

The leader of the Popular Girls Club Sydney Whitman has moved away! Does that mean Callie will try to be friends with Katie again? Just when Katie thinks things might get back to normal Callie announces that the Popular Girls Club is baking cupcakes for this year's school fundraiser. Let the Cupcake Wars begin! ...

A visit to the Natural History Museum turns into an adventure for Katie when she steps back in time to the world of the dinosaurs! Katie helps a baby dinosaur find his family rides on the back of a Brontosaurus & has a picnic with a Triceratops! But just what will she feed a very hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex? ...

Five famous Italian Renaissance paintings come alive for Katie when she steps into the picture frames. What makes the Mona Lisa smile? Katie wants to find out so she climbs into the Leonardo Da Vinci painting. But the Mona Lisa is not really feeling very happy so Katie tries to cheer her up.. .with disastrous results!

Includes:: five masterpieces from five Italian Renaissance artists: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci An Angel in Red with a Lute by an associate of Leonardo St George & the Dragon by Raphael Primavera by Sandro Botticelli The Lion of St Mark by Vittore Carpaccio

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Katie meets a real princess & discovers the incredible Spanish artists including Velazquez! Katies very excited
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Katie visits five paintings by Van Gogh Gauguin & C?zanne! Katie tries to pick the sunflower seeds from the Vincent Van Gogh painting but when the vase tips over the flowers go everywhere. Mimi a little girl from a painting nearby comes to help Katie but when Mimi's dog Zazou comes too disaster follows! This imaginative fantasy about a mischievous character is an original & fun way to introduce children to art. A page of notes at the end gives background information on the artists.

Includes:: reproductions of five famous post-Impressionist masterpieces: Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh Breton Girls Dancing by Paul Gauguin Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh Still Life with Apples & Oranges by Paul Cezanne Tahitian Pastorals by Paul Gauguin

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Katie has the best tour of London in town when a friendly lion shows her the sights! When Katie & her cousin Jack visit London with Grandma they don't think there's much to see & do. At Trafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion & he takes them on a wonderful tour of the city taking in such sights as The Tower of London Buckingham Palace & the London Eye! ...

Five Impressionist paintings come to life when Katie jumps through the frame & into the picture! It's Grandma's birthday
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Katie Morag is desperate for it to be her birthday but as she soon discovers there are plenty of other birthdays to be celebrated on Struay both before & after hers. Join Katie Morag & friends for a year on Struay. Celebrate Neilly Beags birthday with a celidah & a jig Liams with an April Fools joke & the Big Boy Cousins with a huge BBQ at the Old Castle. & find out what excitements are in store for Katie Morag & her Two Grandmothers on their special day.. . ...

Every year on the Isle of Struay there is a grand concert where the islanders play fiddles recite poetry & sing & dance in front of their friends & neighbours. This is a major social event in a small community like Struay. Katie Morag is very excited indeed & she plans to sing her favourite song. Arriving for the concert too are Katie Morags uncles Sven & Sean who are world-famous musicians & utterly identical. Nobody on Struay can tell them apart. On the big evening one of the pair loses his voice & it is down to Katie Morag Mc Coll to save the concert from disaster. ...