The Kingfisher Treasury of Irish Stories
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The Kingfisher Treasury of Irish Stories by James Riordan
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.
"Streets ahead of the competition" - Daily Telegraph "Anthologies for dipping into again and again.." The Sunday Times
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753412541 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753412543 |
| Title | The Kingfisher Treasury of Irish Stories |
| Author | James Riordan |
| Series | Kingfisher Treasury Of Stories S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2005-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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