Celtic Wonder-Tales

By Ella Young

Book Overview

"From childhood I heard tales of ghosts, banshees, haunted castles, mischievous and friendly sprites, snatches of ballads, and political arguments ... It was not until I came to Dublin and met... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048628896X
• ISBN13: 9780486288963
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Beautiful

I've read many times the celtic tales written by historians or history teachers. However, i've never read those tales in such touching and heartwarming way. Ella Young loved her land, and it notices. From the creation of the world, to the arrival of christianity to Ireland, these celtic tales are lovely to hear and to read. I've read the spanish version (a translation), and even when i know that in the translations some of the original spirit is lost, this doesn't occur with Celtic Wonder Tales. The writing is so simple, direct and beautiful, that the only complaint i could have is that the book is too short. I'd loved a longer book, including more and more legends, in Ella's precious style.