The Great Hunger

by Malachy Doyle, Greg Gormley (Illustrator)

Part of the SPARKS series, suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 2. In Ireland the potato crop has failed, and the country is starving. When the landlord demands the rent, Art and his sister have no choice but to leave home, but they do not know if they will get to Belfast and find their father. Part of the SPARKS series, suitable for National Curriculum Key Stage 2. In Ireland the potato crop has failed, and the country is starving. When the landlord demands the rent, Art and his sister have no choice but to leave home, but they do not know if they will get to Belfast and find their father.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published June 25, 1998

About the author

Malachy Doyle is the author of Antonio on the Other Side of the World, Getting Smaller and many other books for children. He lives in Donegal, Ireland.