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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
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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
- ~631L
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The fine print
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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