The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
4.0/5
Goodreads

The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh

Written by Janett Nolan & illustrated by Ben F. Stahl
$6.95
$6.46
7 - 10
Reading age
32
Page count
34
Words per page
~631L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2002
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

A family retells the story of the shillelagh that was whittled from a tree. During the Irish potato famine, Fergus and his family left for America. But first Fergus cut a branch from a blackthorn tree to take a piece of Ireland with him.

What Kind of Book is The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh

Topics

St. Patrick's Day  historysocial themesimmigration and emigrationholidaysstorytellingdisastershunger1850-1899

Genres

Locations

Race, Ethnicities, & Nationalities

Reviews

    Book Lists That Include This Book

    The Creatives Behind the Book

    What Has Janett Nolan Said About This Book

    Nothing yet! Let Janett Nolan know that you want to hear from them about their book.

    What Has Ben F. Stahl Said About This Book

    Nothing yet! Let Ben F. Stahl know that you want to hear from them about their book.

    Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book

      picture • 32 Pages
      Too Many Leprechauns: Or How That Pot O' Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow
      Stephen Krensky, Dan Andreasen
      picture • 30 Pages
      Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
      4.8
      Tomie dePaola
      picture • 32 Pages
      We Gather Together...Now Please Get Lost!
      Diane DeGroat
      picture • 32 Pages
      That's What Leprechauns Do
      4.3
      Eve Bunting, Emily Arnold Mccully
      picture • 36 Pages
      The Matchbox Diary
      6.0
      Paul Fleischman, Bagram Ibatoulline
      picture • 32 Pages
      Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
      Reem Faruqi, Lea Lyon
      picture • 32 Pages
      My Name Is Yoon
      Jane E Bayer, Gabi Swiatkowska
      picture • 32 Pages
      Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
      Leslie Staub, Edwidge Danticat
      picture • 32 Pages
      Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
      Beth Anderson, E. B. Lewis
      picture • 36 Pages
      My Name Is Sangoel
      Khadra Mohammed, Catherine Stock, Khadra Mohammed
      View more

    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780807573457
    Publication Date
    January 1, 2002
    Publisher
    Albert Whitman and Company
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    34
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~631L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    64305
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

    Contribute to this page

    Core Score - 80%

    This page is starting to look fantastic!

    Depth Score - 15%

    Just the barebones.

    Improve this page

    Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

    Bookroo

    Book Clubs

    Follow Bookroo