Thursday, March 13, 2014

Finn McCoul by Brian Gleeson illustrated by Pete de Seve*

"The Legendary Irish Folk Hero"
My boys love this tale.  We read a version by Tomie dePaola this summer and it was fun to compare the two stories.
Finn McCoul was legend of a giant . . .except Cucullin the giant made him tremble and flee in fear.  This story shares how Finn and his wife outsmart and defeat the imposing giant.
*Highly recommend.
Strategies/skills: connections, compare/contrast-venn diagram, character traits

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