Books with author Mackenzie Meter

Edmund is the name for a boy. It is a very old name. There were two Saints and two Kings called Edmund in the past. Thename means ‘Rich protector’.In our story Edmund is a Rat! We do not know if a rat can be rich. Ratsdo not use money or own land. Edmund was rich when he lived at CottonHall because there was plenty of food. After all we cannot eat money orland, we can only eat food to keep us alive. So in that respect Edmundwas rich - and so are we if we are not short of food.The Edmund of our story was certainly a protector. He was put in chargeof his brothers and sisters when they left Cotton Hall. Edmund was also avery adventurous rat and sometimes his adventurous nature came beforehis care and protection of his brothers and sisters. About Cotton HallCotton Hall is really a big farmhouse. It was probably called Hall becauseit was the biggest house in the area with a lot of land surrounding it.There are a lot of Cotton trees near the Hall. These trees are very old andquite rare, they were probably planted about 150 years ago when the Halland farm buildings were built. They are really Poplar trees but when theyflower in the summertime the catkins fall and flutter to the ground likesnow. If you were to pick them up you would find them all fluffy just likecotton. The wood from the trees was used to make cart wheels. Perhapsit was a cart wheel made from a Cotton Hall tree that ran over Billy’s tail.

Edmund is the name for a boy. It is a very old name. There were two Saints and two Kings called Edmund in the past. Thename means ‘Rich protector’. In our story Edmund is a Rat! We do not know if a rat can be rich. Rats do not use money or own land. Edmund was rich when he lived at Cotton Hall because there was plenty of food. After all we cannot eat money orland, we can only eat food to keep us alive. So in that respect Edmund was rich - and so are we if we are not short of food.The Edmund of our story was certainly a protector. He was put in charge of his brothers and sisters when they left Cotton Hall. Edmund was also a very adventurous rat and sometimes his adventurous nature came before his care and protection of his brothers and sisters.About Cotton HallCotton Hall is really a big farmhouse. It was probably called Hall because it was the biggest house in the area with a lot of land surrounding it. There are a lot of Cotton trees near the Hall. These trees are very old and quite rare, they were probably planted about 150 years ago when the Hall and farm buildings were built. They are really Poplar trees but when they flower in the summertime the catkins fall and flutter to the ground like snow. If you were to pick them up you would find them all fluffy just likecotton. The wood from the trees was used to make cart wheels. Perhaps it was a cart wheel made from a Cotton Hall tree that ran over Billy’s tail.