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Clever Tom And The Leprechaun: An Old Irish Story
by
Linda Shute
Clever Tom Fitzpatrick thinks his fortune is made when he captures a leprechaun and forces him to reveal the hiding place of his gold, but the leprechaun is clever too.
Paperback, 48 pages
Published
January 1990
by Scholastic, Inc.
(first published 1988)
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Clever Tom And The Leprechaun: An Old Irish Story by Linda Shute tells the tale of a clever man who catches a very clever leprechaun.
Shute's illustrations perfectly match this humorous folktale. The varied expressions of Tom and the leprechaun are well drawn. My favorite images are dedication page, filling his mug, Tom grabs leprechaun, Tom sees identical bolians with garters, and Tom telling the tale.
Shute tells this tale of cleverness and tricks well. Most impressive are the Source Notes, givi...more
Shute's illustrations perfectly match this humorous folktale. The varied expressions of Tom and the leprechaun are well drawn. My favorite images are dedication page, filling his mug, Tom grabs leprechaun, Tom sees identical bolians with garters, and Tom telling the tale.
Shute tells this tale of cleverness and tricks well. Most impressive are the Source Notes, givi...more
Apr 05, 2012
Dolly
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This is a fun story about a young man who thinks he is more clever than a Leprechaun. We've read a similar story recently, so the ending came as no surprise, but we still really enjoyed the story. The illustrations have an old fashioned feel and complement the story nicely. I also enjoyed reading the "Source Notes" at the end of the story, where I was somewhat surprised to learn that Leprechauns typically wear red jackets, as most of the images of Leprechauns that I've seen depict them wearing g...more
This book is about the experience of a clever young man that caught a leprechaun. Everyone knows that when a leprechaun is caught they have to tell you where their gold is buried. This young man thought that he was cleaver enough to get a fortune, but the leprechaun was much smarter. Students can use this book to expand their vocabulary. There are descriptive and awkward language in this book and students can use their comprehensive strategies to figure their meanings.
This book we read around the time of Saint Patrick's Day. This story is used to teach retelling. We use our comprehension gloves to help us retell the story.
I THINK ITS A TRICKSTER TALE!!!!!!!!!!!! and a really awsome book RRREEEAAADDD IIITTT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great story for telling aloud. Contains an extensive author note about the story and about leprechaun lore.
Reading this one for St. Patty's Day
Cute story.
Fun!
One of my best childhood memories is of my Dad sitting in our blue rocking chair reading this story to me and my brothers. We would sit on the floor at his feel while he read, and he would only show us the pictures if he felt like it. He would "read in voices", in other words, say each character's line in a different voice.
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