LeClaire Gowans Alger ( – Novem) was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche www.doorway.ru in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a sickly child, eventually being www.doorway.ru was a known librarian, working from to , while the imaginary Sorche was a storyteller. She sought out traditional Scottish tales that had. Always room for one more by Sorche Nic Leodhas (Book) 50 editions published between 19in 3 languages and held by 3, WorldCat member libraries worldwide. In this Scottish folk song, a generous family always has room for another person and invites in everyone who passes by. Sorche Nic Leodhas—who was really LeClaire Alger—was born on , in Youngstown, Ohio. Her father and sister were both writers, and she read a great deal because she was often sick as a child. At age 17, Ms. Alger worked as a page at the Pittsburgh library. In .
Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas; Across a Dark and Wild Sea by Don Brown. A picture book biography of St. Columba (Columcille), an Irish missionary to the Scottish island of Iona. Parsifal Rides the Time Wave by Nell Chenault. Time travel to twelfth century Scotland. Leodhas, Sorche Nic. Sorche Nic Leodhas—who was really LeClaire Alger—was born on , in Youngstown, Ohio. Her father and sister were both writers, and she read a great deal because she was often sick as a child. At age 17, Ms. Alger worked as a page at the Pittsburgh library. In , she enrolled at the Carnegie Library School. Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: Size: MB Format: PDF, Docs View: Get Books Ten Scottish yarns of ghosts, demons, and magic spells are sure to spook and delight Throughout the ages, supernatural stories about curses and superstitions have been a popular topic for gossip among the Scottish people.
Show Details. Description: New York: Troll Associates/ Henry Holt, A rollicking rhyme, based on a Scottish folk song (with the dialect adapted for Americans) and the music to sing it by. The illustrator Nonny Hogrogian won the Caldecott Medal for this book, and she signed this copy on the ffep. Sorche Nic Leodhas, whose real name was LeClaire Gowans Alger, was an American librarian of Scottish extraction. Her father and grandfather handed down this folk song to her when she was a child, and she re-wrote it to make it a bit more friendly to American children, taking out some of the Scottish dialect and replacing it with more familiar English words. LeClaire Gowans Alger ( – Novem) was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche Leodhas. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a sickly child, eventually being homeschooled. Alger was a known librarian, working from to , while the imaginary Sorche was a storyteller.
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