Historopedia - The Story of Ireland From Then Until Now

Name: Historopedia - The Story of Ireland From Then Until Now
Brand: Gill
SKU: 9780717171132
Price: 27.63 EUR
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English

By (author): John Burke Kathi Burke

Its A Time-Travelling Journey Through Ireland Its A Historopedia!

Buckle up and get ready to travel back in time with John and Fatti Burkes new adventure through Irelands history. This breathtakingly exciting book discovers Ireland, era by era, as youve never seen it before.

Time travellers of any age will be totally absorbed by Fatti Burkes detailed illustrations and her father Johns fabulous facts to be discovered on every page.

A perfect introduction to Irelands history for young and old, this illustrated journey travels from earliest settlements right up to the present day. Take a trip through time and meet courageous Celts, rampaging Vikings and rebellious republicans. Historopedia looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists, explorers and leaders; and shows us castles, cottages and tenements.

Youll discover how we lived, what we ate, what we wore and even what school was like! And it doesnt neglect the imagination: here, too, are mythical figures and TV characters, alongside world-changing inventions borne from the minds of Irish scientists and explorers.

So, time travellers, are you ready to go on the adventure of a lifetime?

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Product Details

Weight: 1177g
Dimensions: 276 x 375mm
Publication Date: 14 Oct 2016
Publisher: Gill
Publication City/Country: Ireland
Language: English
Age Group: Ages 7-9
ISBN13: 9780717171132

About John BurkeKathi Burke

Kathi Fatti Burkeis a Dublin-based illustrator a member of the Irish Guild of Illustrators and the Association of Illustrators (UK) as well as an Irish trivia obsessive. Map-making has been a prominent feature in her work a trademark that she has become known for in Irish illustration circles. Her first book Irelandopediawon the Tubridy Show Listeners Choice Award at the Irish Book Awards 2015 and was a national bestseller. She lives in Dublin. John Burke is Fattis dad. He is a retired primary school teacher and was Teaching Principal of Passage East National School from 1980 to 2009. He has taught all age groups during his career but focused most of his teaching on the older classes. He has always had a special interest in environmental studies and local history. He is a board member of Waterford Teachers Education Centre and Secretary of Barony of Gaultier Historical Society. He has been an office holder with Waterford GAA and Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. He was not born in the Middle Stone Age New Stone Age or even the Iron Age (despite what Fatti says) but was in fact born in 1946. He lives in Waterford.