Grandad's Island

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Somewhere in Perak is Bukit Merah Orangutan Island Malaysia. This is a rehabilitation center of 35 acres just for orangutans!

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Which means you don’t have to go all the way to Borneo (East Malaysia) to see orangutans! As Orang Utan Island is close to Taiping, Ipoh, and Penang. So it’s worth your while to visit it!

I think children easily identify with Katie Morag’s problems, her moods and the family issues. I try to create stories seen through the eyes of Katie Morag. I think children, through Katie Morag, can recognize and explore the familiarity of the problems that she has. But on the other hand, this is how the public can learn more about orangutans and be exposed to the plight they face.

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Last year he provided what one reviewer described as “delicious moments of Machiavellian contempt” as the pipe-smoking former communist political fixer “Uncle” Herbert Wehner in Michael Frayn’s Cold War drama Democracy at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.

I'm totally not looking forward to seeing myself. I'll have to watch though, but I might hide my eyes! Main cast

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Note: Call them for the latest boat schedule (it does depend on the water level and number of expected visitors) and when the next available boat is (sometimes there are big tour groups that will fill up the boats fast. Cool concept – people will pass through a caged tunnel to see the orangutans that are roaming outsideThere are definitely some characters in the first book that were based on people living on the island at the time. There are also some family members who have provided inspiration too. Granma Mainland is based on my own mother a little bit. My mother was urban based and I remember when she would come to visit us on the island, and she would get off the boat wearing her good court shoes. Grannie Island is the Grannie I always wanted to be. I really liked going to hair, make-up and costume every morning. My favourite costume was my wedding dress costume. That was really nice. I wore my wellies with it though!