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Viola Time Runners is compatible with Fiddle Time Runners: all of the tunes (except the C string pieces) may be played together by viola & violin either in unison in unison with a few simple changes or with the ensemble parts provided. The book uses the finger patterns 0-12-3-4 & 0-1-2-34 &

Includes:: C string specials; extra pieces to give plenty of practice on the C string. Duets with parts of equal difficulty & a CD with performances of all of the pieces
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This is a new character series for 6-9s featuring the funny quirky Violet Mackerel - a girl with a mission to think outside the box. Violet Mackerel has her own philosophies on life and she's ready to put them into practice! Living with her eccentric creative family she learns to think differently about things and people - not to mention how to knit garden (or rather how not to garden) and make things. In book 1 Violet is smitten by a blue china bird at the market but she doesn't have any money to buy it. What she needs is a brilliant Violet Mackerel plot! Series reflects the movement for happiness philosophy" - creative environmentally-aware kids make their own fun - and chaos! Book includes a guide to making your own "Box of Small Things" - visit our associated website for more Violet
things to do and make! This book is written by new Australian writer Anna Branford niece of Henrietta Branford. Other titles include: "Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery"; "Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat" (2013); and "Violet Mackerel's Personal Space" (2013)."

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This is a new character series for 6-9s featuring the funny quirky violet Mackerel
- a girl with a mission to think outside the box. violet Mackerel has her own philosophies on life & she's ready to put them into practice! Living with her eccentric creative family she learns to think differently about things & people
- not to mention how to knit garden (or rather how not to garden) & make things. In book 1 violet is smitten by a blue china bird at the market but she doesn't have any money to buy it. What she needs is a brilliant violet Mackerel plot! Series reflects the movement for happiness philosophy"
- creative environmentally-aware kids make their own fun
- & chaos! Book

Includes:: a guide to making your own " Box of Small Things"
- visit our associated website for more violet things to do & make! This book is written by new Australian writer Anna Branford niece of Henrietta Branford. Other titles include: "violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery"; "violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat" (2013); & "violet Mackerel's Personal Space" (2013)."

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Mackerel - A common name used for different species of fish

Garden - An outside area with grass and foliage

Blue - A primary colour

garden - A planned space used for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.

Fun - Something that provides amusement or enterainment

Natural - not manmade

Small - something that takes up less space than normal.

Personal - Something that belongs more to an individual due to it affecting them more by relating to them.

Kids - A young child.

Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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