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The Kingfisher Treasury of Irish Stories (Kingfisher Treasury of Stories)

The Kingfisher Treasury of Irish Stories (Kingfisher Treasury of Stories)

by IanNewsham (Compiler), JamesRiordan (Compiler)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

May the road rise up to meet you...The best of Irish storytelling is packed into this captivating collection. Seventeen stunning tales feature characters as wild and wonderful as giants, both selfish and shrinking, flying grandmothers, mysterious carriages, ghosts and of course leprechauns! The collection is crammed with contributions from wellknown authors, including Oscar Wilde, Patricia Lynch, Eamon Kelly, Edna O'Brien and Frank Murphy. Capturing all that's strange and wonderful about the land of saints and scholars, this collection will be loved by young readers.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 160
 Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd
Published: 19 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 0753412543
ISBN 13: 9780753412541
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

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Author Bio
James Riordan's first novel, Sweet Children was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, and won the NASEN Special Educational Needs Award. James specialises in historical fiction and myth retelling. He is also a contributor to Kingfisher's new My Side of the Story historical fiction series, with Escape from War. He won the Urals Peace Prize for The Mistress of the Copper Mountain, a collection of folktales. He has had many other books published by OUP, Macmillan, Barefoot and Chrysalis, amongst others. Jim lives in Southsea, Hants.