S is for Shamrock An Ireland Alphabet
Eve Bunting
Matt Faulkner
Sleeping Bear Press
Copyright 2007
18 pages
Multicultural
This book is a typical ABC book but each letter has
something to do with the Irish culture. With each letter, there is a word and a
fact about what that word has to do with Ireland. It covers topics from Ancient
Ireland all the way to their letter “z” which to them sounds like “zed”. Other
topics covered were the Blarney Stone, the Irish journey to America. The
information in this book was wonderful and very kid friendly!
I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book! I loved how
the lines created texture throughout the pictures. The medium seems to be ink
sketches colored in with water colors. I loved that there was no empty space on
the page. It was all filled with colorful artwork.
This book could be used to do a lesson on other cultures.
The book has a lot of very enlightening information. It could also be used as
history lesson on Ireland and how they came to America. It could also be used
as a math lesson where the students measure on a map how far away Ireland is
from other countries such as the United State. This book was not awarded any
medals.
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