Big Sky Mountain

An exhilarating new series set in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone! Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain. And what surprises are in store for her! Grandma Nan is not exactly an ordinary grandma, and Big Sky Mountain is like nowhere Rosa has dreamed about before. Grandma Nan lives in an old wooden cabin with Albert the moose and Little Pig the pygmy owl, and spends every day out on adventures. From canoeing down rapids to making friends with the local animals, life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain! Rosa has a lot to learn, and when unexpected visitors to the mountain cause a bit of a ruckus, can she rise to the challenge, and be the mountain girl Grandma Nan needs her to be? Alex Milway is a full-time children's books author-illustrator and screenwriter. His books include the Hotel Flamingo and Big Sky Mountain series (Piccadilly) and Pigsticks and Harold (Walker Books). Welcome to BIG SKY MOUNTAIN: a home for everyone! The first in a new four-book young fiction series from the author of HOTEL FLAMINGO, Alex Milway Contains around 60 two-colour illustrations, in black and blue HOTEL FLAMINGO has sold over 50,000 copies across all four books; the first book in the series is a BookTrust Pick as well as being shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2020, and international rights in the series have been sold in 14 territories BIG SKY MOUNTAIN is a love letter to nature and the wild, inspired by Alex's own childhood with his grandma in the Malvern Hills, and the woodland and cabin he now owns in Kent The books have a fictional, non-specified location, but draw on inspiration from the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland as well as the wilderness of North America. The four books will span the four different natural environments of Big Sky Mountain, from river to forest to mountain to coast, with stories and adventures set in diverse natural habitats and with different animals BIG SKY MOUNTAIN captures what it is to be young and free in the wilderness while also considering themes of rewilding and climate change, our place in nature and the respect we should have for it Each book will feature additional material at the end for budding naturalists and outdoor adventurers and makers - including a 'spot the ...' feature where readers can look out for particular plants and animals throughout the stories, and 'how to make' and 'how to help' ideas

* LONGLISTED FOR THE ALLIGATOR'S MOUTH AWARD Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone! There is never a dull day on Big Sky Mountain! Rain or shine, there is always something that needs doing. Rosa and Grandma Nan are busy building a bigger cabin when a storm strikes, and a host of animals descend for shelter. There is one unexpected visitor: a tiny wolf cub. This little wolf doesn't seem like the scary, giant-fanged forest wolves that Rosa has heard about! Can the cub really be part of their pack? Rosa and Grandma Nan set off into the forest to find out . . . Alex Milway is a full-time children's books author-illustrator and screenwriter. His books include the Hotel Flamingo and Big Sky Mountain series (Piccadilly) and Pigsticks and Harold (Walker Books). Welcome to BIG SKY MOUNTAIN: a home for everyone! The second in a new four-book young fiction series from the author of HOTEL FLAMINGO, Alex Milway Contains around 60 two-colour illustrations, in black and blue HOTEL FLAMINGO has sold over 56,000 copies across all four books; the first book in the series is a BookTrust Pick as well as being shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2020, and international rights in the series have been sold in 14 territories BIG SKY MOUNTAIN is a love letter to nature and the wild, inspired by Alex's own childhood with his grandma in the Malvern Hills, and the woodland and cabin he now owns in Kent The books have a fictional, non-specified location, but draw on inspiration from the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland as well as the wilderness of North America. The four books will span the four different natural environments of Big Sky Mountain, from river to forest to mountain to coast, with stories and adventures set in diverse natural habitats and with different animals BIG SKY MOUNTAIN captures what it is to be young and free in the wilderness while also considering themes of rewilding and climate change, our place in nature and the respect we should have for it Each book will feature additional material at the end for budding naturalists and outdoor adventurers and makers - including a 'spot the ...' feature where readers can look out for particular plants and animals throughout the stories, and 'how to make' and 'how to help' ideas

Another exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone! Life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain. Rosa and Grandma Nan are off on an adventure to Toe-Dipper Bay, to see who's in trouble - a distress flare has gone up! When they arrive they find the beach covered in plastic rubbish, and a family of beach otters farming seaweed, while doing their best to tidy up. Rosa and Grandma Nan join in, but they have to find out who sent the distress flare - because who is that wrecked out at sea? Rosa and Grandma Nan will need the otters' help to build a raft to get to them . . . An action-packed story featuring curious otters, wise hermit crabs and peckish puffins ,which addresses pollution and recycling in a gentle and friendly way for young children. Alex Milway is a full-time children's books author-illustrator and screenwriter. His books include the Hotel Flamingo and Big Sky Mountain series (Piccadilly) and Pigsticks and Harold (Walker Books). Welcome to BIG SKY MOUNTAIN: a home for everyone! The third in a new four-book young fiction series from the author of HOTEL FLAMINGO, Alex Milway Contains around 60 two-colour illustrations, in black and blue HOTEL FLAMINGO has sold over 56,000 copies across all four books; the first book in the series is a BookTrust Pick as well as being shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2020, and international rights in the series have been sold in 14 territories BIG SKY MOUNTAIN is a love letter to nature and the wild, inspired by Alex's own childhood with his grandma in the Malvern Hills, and the woodland and cabin he now owns in Kent The books have a fictional, non-specified location, but draw on inspiration from the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland as well as the wilderness of North America. The four books will span the four different natural environments of Big Sky Mountain, from river to forest to mountain to coast, with stories and adventures set in diverse natural habitats and with different animals BIG SKY MOUNTAIN captures what it is to be young and free in the wilderness while also considering themes of rewilding and climate change, our place in nature and the respect we should have for it Each book will feature additional material at the end for budding naturalists and outdoor adventurers and makers - including a 'spot the ...' feature where readers can look out for particular plants and animals throughout the stories, and 'how to make' and 'how to help' ideas

The final exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway When Rosa wakes one morning to find Grandma Nan missing, she must use all of her survival skills to uncover her grandma's whereabouts. With the help of the mountain community, Rosa's investigation leads her to the very summit of Big Sky Mountain, where a family of eagles are facing huge problems of their own. Through helping the eagles, Rosa realises she really is at home on Big Sky Mountain. Alex Milway is a full-time children's books author-illustrator and screenwriter. His books include the Hotel Flamingo and Big Sky Mountain series (Piccadilly) and Pigsticks and Harold (Walker Books). Welcome to BIG SKY MOUNTAIN: a home for everyone! The final adventure in the new four-book young fiction series from the author of HOTEL FLAMINGO, Alex Milway Contains around 60 two-colour illustrations, in black and blue HOTEL FLAMINGO has sold over 56,000 copies across all four books; the first book in the series is a BookTrust Pick as well as being shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2020, and international rights in the series have been sold in 14 territories BIG SKY MOUNTAIN is a love letter to nature and the wild, inspired by Alex's own childhood with his grandma in the Malvern Hills, and the woodland and cabin he now owns in Kent The books have a fictional, non-specified location, but draw on inspiration from the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland as well as the wilderness of North America. The four books will span the four different natural environments of Big Sky Mountain, from river to forest to mountain to coast, with stories and adventures set in diverse natural habitats and with different animals

Welcome to BIG SKY MOUNTAIN: a home for everyone! This audio collection includes four exhilarating adventures in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway. Big Sky Mountain Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain. And what surprises are in store for her! Grandma Nan is not exactly an ordinary grandma, and Big Sky Mountain is like nowhere Rosa has dreamed about before. The Forest Wolves There is never a dull day on Big Sky Mountain! Rain or shine, there is always something that needs doing. Rosa and Grandma Nan are busy building a bigger cabin when a storm strikes, and a host of animals descend for shelter. There is one unexpected visitor: a tiny wolf cub. The Beach Otters Life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain. Rosa and Grandma Nan are off on an adventure to Toe-Dipper Bay, to see who's in trouble - a distress flare has gone up! When they arrive they find the beach covered in plastic rubbish, and a family of beach otters farming seaweed, while doing their best to tidy up. The Sky Eagles When Rosa wakes one morning to find Grandma Nan missing, she must use all of her survival skills to uncover her grandma's whereabouts. With the help of the mountain community, Rosa's investigation leads her to the very summit of Big Sky Mountain, where a family of eagles are facing huge problems of their own. Alex Milway (Author) Alex Milway is a full-time children's books author-illustrator and screenwriter. His books include the Hotel Flamingo and Big Sky Mountain series (Piccadilly) and Pigsticks and Harold (Walker Books). Welcome to BIG SKY MOUNTAIN: a home for everyone! The final adventure in the new four-book young fiction series from the author of HOTEL FLAMINGO, Alex Milway Contains around 60 two-colour illustrations, in black and blue HOTEL FLAMINGO has sold over 56,000 copies across all four books; the first book in the series is a BookTrust Pick as well as being shortlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award 2020, and international rights in the series have been sold in 14 territories BIG SKY MOUNTAIN is a love letter to nature and the wild, inspired by Alex's own childhood with his grandma in the Malvern Hills, and the woodland and cabin he now owns in Kent The books have a fictional, non-specified location, but draw on inspiration from the landscape of the Highlands of Scotland as well as the wilderness of North America. The four books will span the four different natural environments of Big Sky Mountain, from river to forest to mountain to coast, with stories and adventures set in diverse natural habitats and with different animals