Great Irish Legends for Children

Great Irish Legends for Children

By Yvonne Carroll Illustrated by Robin Lawrie

$18.99

Publication Date: 30th June 2005

This volume of six traditional Irish legends includes stories about a king with donkey's ears, a moral lesson about riches and possessions based on a brown bull, a tale explaining how the coast of Antrim was formed by a giant, and other tales about treachery, bravery, and honor. Spirited illustrations bring each tale to life, and a pronunciation guide is included to assist with reading the unusual Irish names such as Ailill and Daire Mac Fiachra. Told for hundreds of years, these stories are a rich part of Irish history and lend themselves to great storytelling.

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This volume of six traditional Irish legends includes stories about a king with donkey's ears, a moral lesson about riches and possessions based on a brown bull, a tale explaining how the coast of Antrim was formed by a giant, and other tales about treachery, bravery, and honor. Spirited illustrations bring each tale to life, and a pronunciation guide is included to assist with reading the unusual Irish names such as Ailill and Daire Mac Fiachra. Told for hundreds of years, these stories are a rich part of Irish history and lend themselves to great storytelling.

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This volume of six traditional Irish legends includes stories about a king with donkey's ears, a moral lesson about riches and possessions based on a brown bull, a tale explaining how the coast of Antrim was formed by a giant, and other tales about treachery, bravery, and honor. Spirited illustrations bring each tale to life, and a pronunciation guide is included to assist with reading the unusual Irish names such as Ailill and Daire Mac Fiachra. Told for hundreds of years, these stories are a rich part of Irish history and lend themselves to great storytelling.

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  • Pages: 64
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Pelican Publishing
  • Publication Date: 30th June 2005
  • Illustration Note: Full Color
  • ISBN: 9781589803459
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
    FICTION / World Literature / Ireland / General
    JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Author Bio
Yvonne Carroll is the author of the best-selling Leprechaun Tales. In The Very Little Leprechaun Book, she presents asimplified version of one of the stories from that collection.

This volume of six traditional Irish legends includes stories about a king with donkey's ears, a moral lesson about riches and possessions based on a brown bull, a tale explaining how the coast of Antrim was formed by a giant, and other tales about treachery, bravery, and honor. Spirited illustrations bring each tale to life, and a pronunciation guide is included to assist with reading the unusual Irish names such as Ailill and Daire Mac Fiachra. Told for hundreds of years, these stories are a rich part of Irish history and lend themselves to great storytelling.

  • Pages: 64
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Pelican Publishing
  • Publication Date: 30th June 2005
  • Illustrations Note: Full Color
  • ISBN: 9781589803459
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
    FICTION / World Literature / Ireland / General
    JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Yvonne Carroll is the author of the best-selling Leprechaun Tales. In The Very Little Leprechaun Book, she presents asimplified version of one of the stories from that collection.