The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
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Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 2002 · Est. 9 min read-aloud

The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh

Written by Janett Nolan · Illustrated by Ben F. Stahl

A shillelagh carries a family's journey from famine-stricken Ireland to America.

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32 pages· 1,083 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud· ~630L
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Bookroo's summary

Fergus, facing the Irish potato famine, carves a shillelagh from a blackthorn tree as a keepsake of his homeland. As his family embarks on a perilous journey to America, this simple branch becomes a symbol of hope and resilience. What stories will it tell as it passes through generations?

From the publisher

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.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
1,083
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~630L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.1
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
64305
Publication
Published
January 1, 2002
First published
October 1, 2002
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807573457

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