by admin | Nov 4, 2022 | Book Reviews
Billy Conker is a young adventurer and conservationist who enjoys exploring the world around him. In this book he needs the reader’s help locating wild animals in their natural habitats. The second you open the covers of this book you are brought along a whirlwind...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Book Reviews
I read this book to two classes of 29 Junior Infants and it was a big hit with both! The book tells the tale of Rosie, an older (or more mature!) dog who sets out on a very special walk. Rosie is old and tired, but still open to adventures and, with a little help and...
by admin | Oct 20, 2022 | Book Reviews
“A Saucer Full of Secrets” is quite a wonderful blend of Irish history and folklore, wrapped up in a fiction novel. The story line is full of magic and mystery. With many Irish words, it really gives the Irish feel. Our principal characters, Sedu and Alban seem...
by admin | Oct 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
Ag tús an scéil seo bhí aoire a chónaigh ar shliabh le madra darbh ainm Póló. Bhí uan beag dubh aige ach níor mhaith le Poló é mar níor éist sé leis. Sa lár bhí stoirm mhór ann agus rith an tAoire agus Póló go dtí a dteach. Bhí na caoirigh i gcruachás, bhí siad ag...
by admin | Oct 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
How can the year be divided into four? Who was the king with the silver arm? What are ‘brain balls?!’ – ‘Mythical Irish Wonders’ is a collection of myths detailing the obscure, lesser-known stories “handed down to us from Irish Saints and Scholars”. Captivating...
by admin | Oct 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
The Sackville Street Caper by Alan Nolan is based in Dublin in 1858. It is an adventure story with lots of funny parts thrown in. The main characters are Bram Stoker, a boy who wants to be a successful author and is looking for adventure, and Molly Malone, a part time...