Book
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
- Published
- 2001
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 160
- Words
- 29900
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 8.1
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 1040L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–17
An account of the Great Irish Famine beginning with the potato blight of 1845, focusing on the people who endured starvation, disease, eviction, emigration, and desperate poverty, as well as the resourcefulness and courage with which many struggled to survive.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780618002719
- ISBN-10
- 0618002715
Tags
ALSC NotablesIrelandNonfictionPeople-Immigrants/EmigrantsPotatoesPotato FamineSocial Issues-Poverty