Oisin McGann: Across the Cold Ground: Beyond the Stars

The Star Dogs by Roddy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Simpson

The Hero of Drumree by Derek Landy, illustrated by Alan Clarke

The Brockets Get a Dog by John Boyne, illustrated by Paul Howard

How to Help Your Grandda by Judi Curtin, illustrated by Chris Judge

The Lookout by Eoin Colfer, illustrated by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

The Snow Globe by Marita Conlon-McKenna, illustrated by P J Lynch

The King of the Birds by Michael Scott, illustrated by Chris Haughton

The Battle of the Ice Queen by Gordon Snell, illustrated by Michael Emberley

The Last Cat by Celine Kiernan, illustrated by Tatyana Feeney

Ice Fairies by Siobhán Parkinson, illustrated by Olwyn Whelan

Discovering Bravery by Emma Brade, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey

First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins Children’s Books and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder

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‘Across the Cold Ground’ text and illustrations © Oisín McGann 2014

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Source ISBN: 9780007578467

Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780008103415

Version: 2014-09-15

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Other e-Shorts in Series Other short stories from Beyond the Starscollection, also available as e-books: Other e-Shorts in Series Title Page Copyright Introduction Across the Cold Ground The Write to Right About the Author and Illustrator About the Publisher The Star Dogs by Roddy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Simpson The Hero of Drumree by Derek Landy, illustrated by Alan Clarke The Brockets Get a Dog by John Boyne, illustrated by Paul Howard How to Help Your Grandda by Judi Curtin, illustrated by Chris Judge The Lookout by Eoin Colfer, illustrated by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick The Snow Globe by Marita Conlon-McKenna, illustrated by P J Lynch The King of the Birds by Michael Scott, illustrated by Chris Haughton The Battle of the Ice Queen by Gordon Snell, illustrated by Michael Emberley The Last Cat by Celine Kiernan, illustrated by Tatyana Feeney Ice Fairies by Siobhán Parkinson, illustrated by Olwyn Whelan Discovering Bravery by Emma Brade, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey

Title Page Across the Cold Ground Written and Illustrated by Oisín McGann

Copyright Copyright Copyright Introduction Across the Cold Ground The Write to Right About the Author and Illustrator About the Publisher First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins Children’s Books and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB Fighting Words Ltd. Company Registered Charity CHY 18262 Visit us on the web at www.harpercollins.co.uk and www.fightingwords.ie ‘Across the Cold Ground’ text and illustrations © Oisín McGann 2014 Cover design © HarperCollins Children’s Books , cover image © Shutterstock Oisín McGann asserts the moral right to be identified as the author and illustrator of this work. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this ebook onscreen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks and Fighting Words. Visit our websites at: www.harpercollins.co.uk and www.fightingwords.ie Source ISBN: 9780007578467 Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780008103415 Version: 2014-09-15

Introduction

Across the Cold Ground

The Write to Right

About the Author and Illustrator

About the Publisher

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