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Sally Go Round the Stars
'a collection which will awaken memories of forgotten tradition in some readers, while for others it may spark a whole new cycle of childhood rhymes to be passed to the next generation'
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Frank Murphy

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Price: €5.99
Binding: pb
Pages: 64
Size: 196x130 mm
ISBN-10 0-86278-451-4
ISBN-13 978-0-86278-451-5
Rights held: World, all languages.


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The Big Fight


The Story of the Táin
by Frank Murphy

Yellow Flag: For readers aged 6+ (includes Flyers)
Yellow Flag: For readers aged 6+ (includes Flyers)

Flyer Number 3
A terrible war rages in Ireland -- over the Great Brown Bull of Cooley. Cúchulainn, the young Ulster super hero, fights off many warriors -- even the magical Morrígan. In the end he has to face is friend, Ferdia. Will Cúchuliann have to kill him? And what will happen when the White-horned Bull of Connacht and the Great Brown Bull of Ulster finally meet? A simple retelling of the famous Irish epic of The Tain -- The Cattle Raid.


The Author Speaks
Frank Murphy answers questions about writing from young readers
About Lockie and Dadge: Genesis of a First Novel
About Charlie Harte and his Two-Wheeled Tiger: Frank Murphy answers questions about Charlie Harte
Teaching Resources: free to view and download
Teaching ideas for second class from O'Brien Reading Programme
Activity sheet 1: based on pages 6-10
Activity sheet 2: bull for sale!
Activity sheet 3: based on pages 11-14
Activity sheet 4: based on pages 15-18
Activity sheet 5: based on pages 19-23
Activity sheet 6: based on pages 24-29
Activity sheet 7: based on pages 30-39
Activity sheet 8: based on pages 40-49
Activity sheet 9: based on pages 50-59
Activity sheet 10: based on pages 60-64
Discovery Challenge: ancient placenames, where they occur throughout Ireland, and what they mean!

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