| An Irish Night Before Christmas Contributor(s): Blazek, Sarah (Author), Rice, James (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565540867 ISBN-13: 9781565540866 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1995 Annotation: Father Christmas, with his Irish eyes twinkling, ushers in his seven elves and thus begins this Irish tale. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94042911 |
| Series: Night Before Christmas |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 8.87" W x 11.32" (0.84 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Holiday - Christmas - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21354 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Father Christmas, with his Irish eyes twinkling, ushers in his seven elves and thus begins this Irish tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blazek, Sarah: - Sarah Kirwan Blazek, born in County Wexford, Ireland, is now a teacher in Chicago, Illinois, and retains dual citizenship in both Ireland and the United States. She also is the author of An Irish Night Before Christmas and A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day, as well as the narrator of the companion audiocassette, which is a compilation of these two books. All are published by Pelican.Rice, James: - Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas(R), has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston(R)'s adventures in Gaston(R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston(R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston(R) back for one more adventure! |