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The importance of being seven

The residents of 44 Scotland Street grapple with problems both trivial and severe, but none so great as when six-year-old Bertie Pollock--who longs to be seven--mislays his mum and learns a valuable lesson about wish fulfillment.

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Main Author:	McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Corporate Author:	Recorded Books, LLC
Other Authors:	Mackenzie, Robert Ian (Narrator)
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2012.
Edition:	Unabridged.
Series:	McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- 44 Scotland Street series ; 6.
Subjects:	Edinburgh (Scotland) > Social life and customs > Fiction. Humorous fiction > Scotland. Audiobooks.
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Summary:	The residents of 44 Scotland Street grapple with problems both trivial and severe, but none so great as when six-year-old Bertie Pollock--who longs to be seven--mislays his mum and learns a valuable lesson about wish fulfillment.
Item Description:	Compact disc. Title from container. In container (17 cm.). "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Physical Description:	10 sound discs (11 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:	9781449825300 1449825303
Author Notes:	Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography)