In America, Fergus works hard and starts his own family. On board the ship to America, he carves the branch into a fine shillelagh. On the night before they sail, Fergus cuts a branch from his favorite blackthorn tree. Stahl)Д¬hallenges: 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge, PB & J Challenge, Read and Review Challenge 2010, 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge, 100 + Reading Challenge, Pages Read 2010,Д«ack Cover: In Ireland, the potatoes are rotting and people are starving, so Fergus and his parents must leave their beloved homeland. PatrickвЂ™s Day ShillelaghДЄuthor: Janet Nolan (Illustrated by Ben f.

On the night before they sa Title: The St. of Pages: 28 Published: 2002 Back Cover: In Ireland, the potatoes are rotting and people are starving, so Fergus and his parents must leave their beloved homeland.

Stahl) Genre: ChildrenвЂ™s Challenges: 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge, PB & J Challenge, Read and Review Challenge 2010, 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge, 100 + Reading Challenge, Pages Read 2010, Rating: 4/5 No. PatrickвЂ™s Day Shillelagh Author: Janet Nolan (Illustrated by Ben f. Patrick's Day, by the light of the stars and the glow of the moon.вЂќ вЂњWith the shillelagh held between their hands, Kayleigh and her Grandpa Garrett danced, on St. вЂњDay after day, Fergus felt a rumble in his empty belly as he sat beside his favorite blackthorn tree, watching the clouds reach down from the sky and touch the earth.вЂќ Patrick's Day ShillelaghвЂќ by Janet Nolan.Д«eautifully told and illustrated story of a family's history in departing the famine in Ireland in 1845 and the successive generations who lived in America. вЂњDay after day, Fergus felt a rumble in his empty belly as he sat beside his favorite blackthorn tree, watching the clouds reach down from the sky and touch the earth.вЂќ вЂњWith the shillelagh held between their hands, Kayleigh and her Grandpa Garrett danced, on St. **** Beautifully told and illustrated story of a family's history in departing the famine in Ireland in 1845 and the successive generations who lived in America. Patrick's Day ShillelaghвЂќ by Janet Nolan. With a simple but engaging narrative, and beautiful acrylic illustrations, this is one title I recommend for reading at any time of the year!. Patrick's Day Shillelagh is a tribute to the power of stories to shape our sense of self, and a reminder of the importance of remembering our familial and ethnic/national history. Railway workers and bridge-builders, soldiers and singers, down through the generations, Fergus' descendants weave themselves into the fabric of American life, but they never forget the land from which their ancestors came.ДЄ lovely picture-book exploration of the immigrant experience, and the multi-generational saga of one Irish-American family, The St. Working hard to make a new life, Fergus never forgets the land of his birth, or the terrible suffering of the Famine, eventually passing his shillelagh, and his stories, on to his son, Declan. Determined to take a piece of his home with him, Fergus cuts a branch from his favorite blackthorn tree, whittling it into a shillelagh - a traditional Irish walking stick, and/or club - on the sea voyage over. Working hard to make a new life, Fergus never forgets the land of his birth, or the terrible suffering of t When the terrible blight destroys the potato crop upon which they depend, and hunger becomes a constant companion, Fergus and his family must leave their native Ireland for America. When the terrible blight destroys the potato crop upon which they depend, and hunger becomes a constant companion, Fergus and his family must leave their native Ireland for America.

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