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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Six legends are brilliantly retold
Six legends are brilliantly retold by Yvonne Carroll and superbly illustrated by Lucy Su in Irish Legends For Children. Taken from The Red Branch Knights Cycle (An Ruraiocht) and The Fianna Cycle (An Fhiannaiocht), two principle cycles of Irish lore handed down from generation to generation, the stories selected include Children of Lir (a mystical twist on the traditional...
Published on December 7, 2004 by Midwest Book Review
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
decent effort
My 6-year-old really responded to this book. While something fo a downer (that's Irish legends for you), it was modertaely well-illustrated, and the language was clear and concise enough for ease of reading aloud. A good introduction to a surprisingly sparsely represented genre of folk tale.
Published on November 25, 2008 by D. Crowley
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Six legends are brilliantly retold,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Irish Legends For Children (Hardcover)
Six legends are brilliantly retold by Yvonne Carroll and superbly illustrated by Lucy Su in Irish Legends For Children. Taken from The Red Branch Knights Cycle (An Ruraiocht) and The Fianna Cycle (An Fhiannaiocht), two principle cycles of Irish lore handed down from generation to generation, the stories selected include Children of Lir (a mystical twist on the traditional evil-stepmother fable); Deirdre of the Sorrows (a young woman seeks to change her destiny); Setanta (a young boy strives to become a member of the famous Red Branch Knights of Ulster); The Salmon of Knowledge (Fionn is a prince in hiding and needs help to return to his people); Fionn and the Dragon (the prince proves his bravery and assumes his rightful place as leader of the Fianna); and Oisin in Tir na n-Og (in a beautiful land of eternal youth Fionn years to return to his beloved Ireland). Irish Legends For Children will prove an enduringly popular addition to any family, school, or community library fairytale or folklore collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Irish Legends For Children (Hardcover)
My 6-year-old really responded to this book. While something fo a downer (that's Irish legends for you), it was modertaely well-illustrated, and the language was clear and concise enough for ease of reading aloud.
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Irish Legends for Children by Yvonne Carroll (Hardcover - October 14, 1995)
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