Paddy's Payday

By Alexandra Day

Book Overview

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Within the last 50 years archaeologists have discovered that around the 10th century A.D., native southeastern peoples began a process of cultural change far more complex than anything that had occurred previously. These late prehistoric societies-known as Mississippian-have come to be regarded as chiefdoms. The chiefdoms are of great anthropological interest because in these kinds of societies social hierarchies or rank and status were first institutionalized. Ancient Chiefdoms of the Tombigbee focuses on both the small- and large-scale Mississippian societies in the Tombigbee-Black Warrior River region of Alabama and Mississippi. Exploring the relationships involving polity size, degree of social ranking, and resource control provides insights into cycles of chiefdom development and fragmentation. Blitz concludes that the sanctified, security maintenance roles of communal food storage management and war leadership were a sufficient basis for formal chiefly authority but insufficient for economically based social stratification.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670825980
• ISBN13: 9780670825981
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

An (Irish) Gem of a book

This is a super, super book. Filled with gorgeous pictures and minimal text, the story follows a small dog called Paddy during his day off from working with the lovely acrobat Trilby O'Farrell. On this day he always takes his pay in a little purse and goes to town to spend it. We follow him from the shops, to the barber, to his little adventure when two naughty boys try to steal his money, and we even accompany him to his visit to the cinema to see Lassie in action. This is a wonderful book for younger children as the pages are stuffed full of colorful detail that bring Paddy to life, in fact the text is incidental as it is easy enough to follow the story without any words. Once again it is a shame that this book is out of print but if you can get hold of a copy I am sure that both you and your children will really appreciate this funny, and delightful little story.

WOOF! A Page Turner!

This is one of my favorite books for children 18 months and up. Its zestful combination of simplicity and wit make it a winner for older children (3-5) and the glorious drawings of Ireland and a very cute puppy will win the hearts of younger kids. And what dog- (or Ireland-) loving adult can resist a story with a dog who goes to see "Lassie" and has a fine pint of suds in a local pub?Humorous, yet calming, this is a glorious book for bedtime memories. Worth looking for!