Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Title: Nory Ryan’s Song
Publisher: Delacorte Press Date: 2000
Title: Nory Ryan’s Song
Publisher: Delacorte Press Date: 2000
Age level: Elementary (3-4) Upper (5-6)
Summary:
This is a story based off of true accounts of the Irish potato famine. It follows the path of a little girls survival in this desperate time, and everything that happens to her family. It tells how the potatoes spoiled and then all that happened afterwards that led to millions of people starving in Ireland. Some of them were lucky enough to get away to America, but it took a long time.
This is a story based off of true accounts of the Irish potato famine. It follows the path of a little girls survival in this desperate time, and everything that happens to her family. It tells how the potatoes spoiled and then all that happened afterwards that led to millions of people starving in Ireland. Some of them were lucky enough to get away to America, but it took a long time.
Strengths:
This book does a great job of incorporating Irish terminology into the story. At the beginning of the book is has a glossary so that reader knows exactly what everything means. The story itself is so compelling that any reader would find it hard to put down. The main character is really loveable and has a great sense of survival about her. All of these components lead to a truly inspirational story.
This book does a great job of incorporating Irish terminology into the story. At the beginning of the book is has a glossary so that reader knows exactly what everything means. The story itself is so compelling that any reader would find it hard to put down. The main character is really loveable and has a great sense of survival about her. All of these components lead to a truly inspirational story.
Concerns:
The story itself seems to go really quickly, and at some points seems almost unbelievable. This is probably because it is hard to understand what the Irish went through during the famine, and what seems impossible to us really could have happened to them. My biggest concern with the book was that it gets a little confusing sometimes because new events are not always explained, but rather thrown in and explained later. This is fine for an experienced reader, but may be a little confusing for an emergent reader.
The story itself seems to go really quickly, and at some points seems almost unbelievable. This is probably because it is hard to understand what the Irish went through during the famine, and what seems impossible to us really could have happened to them. My biggest concern with the book was that it gets a little confusing sometimes because new events are not always explained, but rather thrown in and explained later. This is fine for an experienced reader, but may be a little confusing for an emergent reader.
Classroom use/Other comments:
This would be a great book to use when studying heritage and/or history. It really portrays the terribleness of the Irish potato famine and all that the people went through. It is a great story to tell of the importance of food and family. It is a great story for easy reading, or to tell history.
This would be a great book to use when studying heritage and/or history. It really portrays the terribleness of the Irish potato famine and all that the people went through. It is a great story to tell of the importance of food and family. It is a great story for easy reading, or to tell history.
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