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Mary McLean and the St. Patrick's Day Parade
By Kroll, Steven & Dooling, Michael
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59043-701-1
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic Inc., c1991.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1991
K-Gr 3 A St. Patrick's Day picture book that blends realism and folklore. Kroll accurately portrays the difficult life of the Irish immigrants who lived in lower Manhattan in the 1850s and spices this reality with a little Irish magic in the form of a visiting leprechaun. The well-paced and satisfying story focuses on Mary McLean, a girl of nine or so, who dreams of riding in New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade. She is promised this honor if she can find a perfect shamrock somewhere in the snow-covered city. Spurred by her need to lift her...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
